# The Magistrates’ Courts (Domestic Violence Protection Order Proceedings) Rules 2011, Article 6: Application for a DVPO in the magistrates’ court


In an application for a DVPO, the application, in accordance with section 27(2) of the 2010 Act, must be made by complaint and, accordingly, when an application for a DVPO is made, the applicant shall be deemed to be a complainant, the respondent to be a defendant and any notice given under section 27(5) of the 2010 Act to be a summons, but nothing in this rule shall be construed as enabling a warrant of arrest to be issued for failure to appear in answer to any such notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1434/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-domestic-violence-protection-order-proceedings-rules-2011/article-6
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