Section 25 Contents and service of a domestic violence protection noticeI1I2I3I4
England and Wales
A DVPN must state—
the grounds on which it has been issued,
that a constable may arrest P without warrant if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that P is in breach of the DVPN,
that an application for a domestic violence protection order under section 27 will be heard within 48 hours of the time of service of the DVPN and a notice of the hearing will be given to P,
that the DVPN continues in effect until that application has been determined, and
the provision that a magistrates' court may include in a domestic violence protection order.
A DVPN must be in writing and must be served on P personally by a constable.
On serving P with a DVPN, the constable must ask P for an address for the purposes of being given the notice of the hearing of the application for the domestic violence protection order.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 25 coming into force (temp.) (30.6.2011 for specified police areas and policing divisions for a period of 12 months ending on 29.6.2012 so that the Secretary of State may assess the effectiveness of this provision) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (Domestic Violence: Pilot Schemes) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1440), arts. 2, 3
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S. 25 coming into force (temp.) (7.10.2011 for specified police areas and policing divisions for a period ending on 29.6.2012 so that the Secretary of State may assess the effectiveness of this provision) by The Crime and Security Act 2010 (Domestic Violence: Pilot Schemes) Order (No. 2) 2011 (S.I. 2011/2279), arts. 2, 3
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S. 25 in force at 30.6.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/1615, arts. 2, 3
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S. 25 in force at 8.3.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/478, art. 2(a)