# Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976 (repealed 1.10.1997), Section 1: Matrimonial injunctions in the county court.

Extent: E+W

(1) Without prejudice to the jurisdiction of the High Court, on an application by a party to a marriage a county court shall have jurisdiction to grant an injunction containing one or more of the following provisions, namely,—
(a) a provision restraining the other party to the marriage from molesting the applicant;
(b) a provision restraining the other party from molesting a child living with the applicant;
(c) a provision excluding the other party from the matrimonial home or a part of the matrimonial home or from a specified area in which the matrimonial home is included;
(d) a provision requiring the other party to permit the applicant to enter and remain in the matrimonial home or a part of the matrimonial home;
whether or not any other relief is sought in the proceedings.
(2) Subsection (1) above shall apply to a man and a woman who are living with each other in the same household as husband and wife as it applies to the parties to a marriage and any reference to the matrimonial home shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/50/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-violence-and-matrimonial-proceedings-act-1976-repealed-1101997/section-1
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