# The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981, Rule 18: Notice of proposed terms of order

Extent: E+W

On an application for a domestic abuse protection order the applicant must—
(a) serve a notice that specifies the requirements (including any prohibitions or restrictions) which the applicant proposes as necessary to protect the person for whose protection the order is made from domestic abuse or the risk of domestic abuse, including different kinds of abusive behaviour; and
(b) serve that notice on the defendant and on the designated officer—
(i) as soon as reasonably practicable, and
(ii) in any event, no later than the beginning of the hearing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/552/rule/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-1981/rule-18
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