Article 2 Application and Interpretation

In these rules—

• “the 1995 Act” means the Civil Evidence Act 1995;

• “the 1999 Rules” means the Magistrates’ Courts (Hearsay Evidence in Civil Proceedings) Rules 1999^f1;

• “the 2010 Act” means the Crime and Security Act 2010^f2;

• “DVPO” means a Domestic Violence Protection Order made in accordance with section 28 (conditions for and contents of a domestic violence protection order) of the 2010 Act; and

• “DVPO proceedings” means proceedings under any of sections 26 (breach of domestic violence protection notice) 27 (application for a domestic violence protection order) and 29 (breach of domestic violence protection order) of the 2010 Act.