29Breach of a domestic violence protection orderE+W
(1)A person arrested by virtue of section 28(9) for a breach of a DVPO must be held in custody and brought before a magistrates' court within the period of 24 hours beginning with the time of the arrest.
(2)If the matter is not disposed of when the person is brought before the court, the court may remand the person.
(3)In calculating when the period of 24 hours mentioned in subsection (1) ends, Christmas Day, Good Friday, any Sunday and any day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 are to be disregarded.
Commencement Information
I1S. 29 coming into force (temp.) (30.6.2011 for specified police areas and policing divisions for a period of 12 months ending on 29.6.2012 so that the Secretary of State may assess the effectiveness of this provision) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (Domestic Violence: Pilot Schemes) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1440), arts. 2, 3
I2S. 29 coming into force (temp.) (7.10.2011 for specified police areas and policing divisions for a period ending on 29.6.2012 so that the Secretary of State may assess the effectiveness of this provision) by The Crime and Security Act 2010 (Domestic Violence: Pilot Schemes) Order (No. 2) 2011 (S.I. 2011/2279), arts. 2, 3
I3S. 29 in force at 30.6.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/1615, arts. 2, 3
I4S. 29 in force at 8.3.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/478, art. 2(a)