sec.12Meaning of economic abuse

### sec.12 Meaning of economic abuse Economic abuse means behaviour, or a pattern of behaviour, by a person (the first person ) that is coercive, deceptive or unreasonably controls another person (the second person ), without the second person’s consent— in a way that denies the second person the economic or financial autonomy the second person would have had but for that behaviour; or by withholding or threatening to withhold the financial support necessary for meeting the reasonable living expenses of the second person or a child, if the second person or the child is entirely or predominantly dependent on the first person for financial support to meet those living expenses. coercing a person to relinquish control over assets and income removing or keeping a person’s property without the person’s consent, or threatening to do so disposing of property owned by a person, or owned jointly with a person, against the person’s wishes and without lawful excuse without lawful excuse, preventing a person from having access to joint financial assets for the purposes of meeting normal household expenses preventing a person from seeking or keeping employment coercing a person to claim social security payments coercing a person to sign a power of attorney that would enable the person’s finances to be managed by another person coercing a person to sign a contract for the purchase of goods or services coercing a person to sign a contract for the provision of finance, a loan or credit coercing a person to sign a contract of guarantee coercing a person to sign any legal document for the establishment or operation of a business s 12 amd 2023 No. 1 s 33 - (a) in a way that denies the second person the economic or financial autonomy the second person would have had but for that behaviour; or - (b) by withholding or threatening to withhold the financial support necessary for meeting the reasonable living expenses of the second person or a child, if the second person or the child is entirely or predominantly dependent on the first person for financial support to meet those living expenses. - • coercing a person to relinquish control over assets and income - • removing or keeping a person’s property without the person’s consent, or threatening to do so - • disposing of property owned by a person, or owned jointly with a person, against the person’s wishes and without lawful excuse - • without lawful excuse, preventing a person from having access to joint financial assets for the purposes of meeting normal household expenses - • preventing a person from seeking or keeping employment - • coercing a person to claim social security payments - • coercing a person to sign a power of attorney that would enable the person’s finances to be managed by another person - • coercing a person to sign a contract for the purchase of goods or services - • coercing a person to sign a contract for the provision of finance, a loan or credit - • coercing a person to sign a contract of guarantee - • coercing a person to sign any legal document for the establishment or operation of a business