Section 23 Provision that may be made by noticesI1I2I3I4
A domestic abuse protection notice may provide that the person to whom the notice is given (“P”)—
may not contact the person for whose protection the notice is given;
may not come within a specified distance of any premises in England or Wales in which that person lives.
“Specified” means specified in the notice.
If P lives in premises in England or Wales in which the person for whose protection the notice is given also lives, the notice may also contain provision—
prohibiting P from evicting or excluding that person from the premises;
prohibiting P from entering the premises;
requiring P to leave the premises.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 23 in force at 27.11.2024 until the end of the specified period on 24.11.2026 in relation to specified areas by S.I. 2024/1191, regs. 1(2)(g), 2, 3(1) (with reg. 4) (as amended (21.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1222, regs. 1(2), 2 and (25.3.2026) by S.I. 2026/342, regs. 1(2), 2)
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S. 23 in force at 5.3.2025 until the end of the specified period on 26.11.2025 in relation to the specified area by S.I. 2025/261, regs. 1(2)(f), 2, 3 (with reg. 4)
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S. 23 in force at 11.3.2025 until the end of the specified period on 24.11.2026 in relation to the specified areas by S.I. 2025/319, regs. 1(2)(f), 2, 3 (with reg. 4) (as amended (21.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1222, regs. 1(2), 3 and (25.3.2026) by S.I. 2026/342, regs. 1(2), 3)
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S. 23 in force at 28.4.2025 until the end of the specified period on 24.11.2026 in relation to the specified areas by S.I. 2025/515, regs. 1(3)(e)(f), 2 (with reg. 3) (as amended (21.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1222, regs. 1(2), 4 and (25.3.2026) by S.I. 2026/342, regs. 1(2), 4)