Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732)

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Domestic violence

1. Meaning of domestic violence

2. Meaning of domestic relationship

3. Prohibition of domestic violence

4. Domestic violence not justified by consent

5. Number of acts which would amount to domestic violence

6. Filing of complaint with police

7. Police assistance

8. Receipt of complaint by police and free medical treatment

9. Arrest by police

10. Arrest by person other than police officer without wan-ant

Protection orders

11. Jurisdiction of Court

12. Application for civil protection order

13. Conduct of proceedings

14. Interim protection order

15. Grant of protection order

16. Duration of final protection order

17. Conditions of protection order

18. Reference to Family Tribunal

19. Extension of protection order to other persons

20. Occupation order

21. Power to discharge protection order

22. Contravention of protection order

Miscellaneous provisions

23. Relation of act to Criminal Code

24. Court to promote reconciliation

25. Publication of proceedings

26. Criminal charges and protection

27. Civil claim for damages

28. Procedure rules for domestic violence

29. Establishment of Fund

30. Objectives of the Fund

31. Sources of money for the fund

32. Management of the Fund

33. Accounts, audit and financial year

34. Annual report of the Fund

35. Establishment of Victims of Domestic Violence Management Board

36. Composition of the Management Board

37. Functions of the Management Board

38. Meetings of the Management Board

39. Allowances

40. Secretariat of the Management Board

41. Regulations

42. Interpretation

LONG TITLE

AN ACT to provide protection from domestic violence particularly for women and children and for connected purposes.

DATE OF ASSENT

3rd May, 2007.