Rule 17 Application for order after giving domestic abuse protection noticeF1
England and Wales Repealed
(1)
On an application for a domestic abuse protection order made as a result of a person being given a domestic abuse protection notice—
(a)
the court must treat the application as a complaint and the applicant as a complainant;
(b)
the person given the notice must be treated as a defendant; and
(c)
the domestic abuse protection notice must be treated as a summons.
(2)
The application must include a statement of the time and date when the domestic abuse protection notice was given to the defendant.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Rules 17-23 and cross-heading (previously omitted by virtue of S.I. 2021/626, rule 2(12)(c)(d)) inserted (8.4.2024) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/254), rules 1(2), 2(6)