S. 22 in force at 27.11.2024 until the end of the specified period on 26.11.2025 in relation to specified areas by S.I. 2024/1191, regs. 1(2)(g), 2, 3(1) (with reg. 4)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/17/section/22Domestic Abuse Act 2021An Act to make provision in relation to domestic abuse; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of a Domestic Abuse Commissioner; to make provision for the granting of measures to assist individuals in certain circumstances to give evidence or otherwise participate in civil proceedings; to prohibit cross-examination in person in family or civil proceedings in certain circumstances; to make further provision about orders under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989; to provide for an offence of threatening to disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress; to provide for an offence of strangulation or suffocation; to make provision about circumstances in which consent to the infliction of harm is not a defence in proceedings for certain violent offences; to make provision about certain violent or sexual offences, and offences involving other abusive behaviour, committed outside the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-12-02Expert Participation2024-11-27PART 3Powers for dealing with domestic abuseDomestic abuse protection notices
22Power to give a domestic abuse protection notice(1)

A senior police officer may give a domestic abuse protection notice to a person (“P”) if conditions A and B are met.

(2)

A domestic abuse protection notice is a notice prohibiting P from being abusive towards a person aged 16 or over to whom P is personally connected.

(Section 23 contains further provision about the provision that may be made by notices.)

(3)

Condition A is that the senior police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that P has been abusive towards a person aged 16 or over to whom P is personally connected.

(4)

Condition B is that the senior police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that it is necessary to give the notice to protect that person from domestic abuse, or the risk of domestic abuse, carried out by P.

(5)

It does not matter whether the abusive behaviour referred to in subsection (3) took place in England and Wales or elsewhere.

(6)

A domestic abuse protection notice may not be given to a person who is under the age of 18.

(7)

A domestic abuse protection notice has effect in all parts of the United Kingdom.

(8)

In this Part—

senior police officer” means a member of a relevant police force who is a constable of at least the rank of inspector;

relevant police force” means—

(a)

a force maintained by a local policing body;

(b)

the British Transport Police Force;

(c)

the Ministry of Defence Police.

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