Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (c. 17)

PART 3 U.K. Powers for dealing with domestic abuse

Domestic abuse protection notices E+W

23 Provision that may be made by notices E+W

(1) A domestic abuse protection notice may provide that the person to whom the notice is given (“P”)—

(a) may not contact the person for whose protection the notice is given;

(b) may not come within a specified distance of any premises in England or Wales in which that person lives.

“Specified” means specified in the notice.

(2) If P lives in premises in England or Wales in which the person for whose protection the notice is given also lives, the notice may also contain provision—

(a) prohibiting P from evicting or excluding that person from the premises;

(b) prohibiting P from entering the premises;

(c) requiring P to leave the premises.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 23 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)

I2 S. 23 in force at 5.3.2025 until the end of the specified period on 26.11.2025 in relation to the specified area by S.I. 2025/261, regs. 1(2)(f), 2, 3 (with reg. 4)

I3 S. 23 in force at 11.3.2025 until the end of the specified period on 26.11.2025 in relation to the specified areas by S.I. 2025/319, regs. 1(2)(f), 2, 3 (with reg. 4)

I4 S. 23 in force at 28.4.2025 until the end of the specified period on 26.11.2025 in relation to the specified areas by S.I. 2025/515, regs. 1(3)(e)(f), 2 (with reg. 3)