Article 56 Domestic violence

For Order 47, rule 8(5) and (6), there shall be substituted the following–

“(5)

Where an injunction contains one or more provisions of the kind described in section 2(1) (in this paragraph and paragraph (6) referred to as “the relevant provisions”) and a power of arrest is attached to the injunction–

(a)

the relevant provisions shall be set out in separate clauses of the injunction and those clauses shall not refer to any form of molestation which would not entitle a constable to arrest the respondent under section 2(3); and

(b)

a copy of the relevant provisions shall be delivered to the officer for the time being in charge of any police station for the applicant’s address.

(6)

Where an order is made varying or discharging the relevant provisions of an injunction to which a power of arrest has been attached under section 2, and the power of arrest has not expired, an officer of the court shall immediately inform the officer for the time being in charge of the police station at which a copy of the relevant provisions was delivered pursuant to paragraph (5) and, if the applicant’s address has since changed, any police station for the new address; and a copy of the relevant provisions shall be delivered to any officer so informed.”.