# Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Section 56: Interpretation of Part 3


(1) In this Part—
“chief officer of police” means—
(a)in relation to a police force maintained by a local policing body, the chief officer of police of that force;
(b)in relation to the British Transport Police Force, the Chief Constable of the Force;
(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—
(a)proceedings in the family court (other than proceedings under or by virtue of this Part), and
(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—
(a)the address of the person's sole or main residence in the United Kingdom, or
(b)if the person has no such residence—
(i)the address or location of a place in the United Kingdom where the person can regularly be found;
(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).
(2) 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.
(3) Any reference to changing home address includes a reference to a case where—
(a) a person acquires a home address at any time, and
(b) immediately before that time, the person did not have a home address.
(4) See also—
(a) section 1 (definition of “domestic abuse”);
(b) section 2 (definition of “personally connected”).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/17/section/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-act-2021/section-56
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