Section 56 Interpretation of Part 3I1I2I3I4

In this Part—

• “chief officer of police” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a police force maintained by a local policing body, the chief officer of police of that force;

  2. (b)

     in relation to the British Transport Police Force, the Chief Constable of the Force;

  3. (c)

     in relation to the Ministry of Defence Police, the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police;

• “domestic abuse protection notice” has the meaning given by section 22(2);

• “domestic abuse protection order” has the meaning given by section 27(1);

• “electronic monitoring requirement” has the meaning given by section 35(6);

• “family proceedings” means—

  1. (a)

     proceedings in the family court (other than proceedings under or by virtue of this Part), and

  2. (b)

     family proceedings within the meaning of Part 5 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984;

• “home address”, in relation to a person, means—

  1. (a)

     the address of the person's sole or main residence in the United Kingdom, or

  2. (b)

     if the person has no such residence—

     1. (i)

        the address or location of a place in the United Kingdom where the person can regularly be found;

     2. (ii)

        if there is more than one such place, the address or location of whichever one of those places the person selects;

• “relevant police force” has the meaning given by section 22(8);

• “requirement”, in relation to a domestic abuse protection order, is to be read in accordance with section 35(1);

• “senior police officer” has the meaning given by section 22(8).

Any reference to a member of a police force includes, in the case of a police force maintained by a local policing body, a reference to a special constable appointed by the chief officer of police of that force.

Any reference to changing home address includes a reference to a case where—

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