# The Magistrates’ Courts (Domestic Violence Protection Order Proceedings) Rules 2011, 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;
“the 2010 Act” means the Crime and Security Act 2010;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1434/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-domestic-violence-protection-order-proceedings-rules-2011/article-2
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