Domestic violence
I3I4I1I225Contents and service of a domestic violence protection notice
1
A DVPN must state—
a
the grounds on which it has been issued,
b
that a constable may arrest P without warrant if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that P is in breach of the DVPN,
c
that an application for a domestic violence protection order under section 27 will be heard within 48 hours of the time of service of the DVPN and a notice of the hearing will be given to P,
d
that the DVPN continues in effect until that application has been determined, and
e
the provision that a magistrates' court may include in a domestic violence protection order.
2
A DVPN must be in writing and must be served on P personally by a constable.
3
On serving P with a DVPN, the constable must ask P for an address for the purposes of being given the notice of the hearing of the application for the domestic violence protection order.