# Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 2

Status: prospective

(1) A DVPN must state—
(a) the grounds on which it has been issued,
(b) that a constable may arrest P without warrant if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that P is in breach of the DVPN,
(c) that an application for a domestic violence protection order (“a DVPO”) under paragraph 4 will be heard within 48 hours of the time of service of the DVPN and a notice of the hearing will be given to P,
(d) that the DVPN continues in effect until that application has been determined, and
(e) the provision that a court of summary jurisdiction may include in a DVPO.
(2) A DVPN must be in writing and must be served on P personally by a constable.
(3) On serving P with a DVPN, the constable must ask P for an address for the purposes of being given the notice of the hearing of the application for the DVPO.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/schedule/7/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-7/paragraph-2
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