The Magistrates’ Courts (Domestic Violence Protection Order Proceedings) Rules 2011

Application and Interpretation

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.  In these rules—

“the 1995 Act” means the Civil Evidence Act 1995;

“the 1999 Rules” means the Magistrates’ Courts (Hearsay Evidence in Civil Proceedings) Rules 1999(1);

“the 2010 Act” means the Crime and Security Act 2010(2);

“DVPO” means a Domestic Violence Protection Order made in accordance with section 28 (conditions for and contents of a domestic violence protection order) of the 2010 Act; and

“DVPO proceedings” means proceedings under any of sections 26 (breach of domestic violence protection notice) 27 (application for a domestic violence protection order) and 29 (breach of domestic violence protection order) of the 2010 Act.

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S.I. 1999/681; to which there have been amendments which are not relevant to these Rules.