Legislation – Domestic Abuse Act 2021
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PART 3Powers for dealing with domestic abuse
Domestic abuse protection orders
27Meaning of “domestic abuse protection order”
1
In this Part a “domestic abuse protection order” is an order which, for the purpose of preventing a person (“P”) from being abusive towards a person aged 16 or over to whom P is personally connected—
a
prohibits P from doing things described in the order, or
b
requires P to do things described in the order.
2
A domestic abuse protection order may be made—
a
on application (see section 28), or
b
in the course of certain proceedings (see section 31).
3
Section 32 sets out the conditions for making a domestic abuse protection order.