Section 1 Persons to whom domestic abuse protection notices and orders may relate

Not yet in force

(1)

A domestic abuse protection notice (see section 5) or domestic abuse protection order (see section 9) may be made—

(a)

in relation to a person (“person A”) who is aged 18 or over,

(b)

for the purpose of protecting a person (“person B”)—

(i)

aged 16 or over who is the partner or ex-partner of person A, and

(ii)

with whom person A lives some or all of the time,

from abusive behaviour by person A.

(2)

Person A and person B are partners if they are—

(a)

spouses or civil partners of each other, or

(b)

in an intimate personal relationship with each other.

(3)

Whether person A and person B are “ex-partners” is to be determined accordingly.

(4)

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(ii), the reference to person A living with person B is a reference to those persons living, at the same time, in any place where either person A or person B lives to any extent.

(5)

References in this Part to person A and person B are to be construed in accordance with this section.