(1)A domestic abuse protection order is an order requiring person A to do, or prohibiting person A from doing, a thing or things described in the order.
(2)Those requirements and prohibitions may include (but are not limited to) any requirement or prohibition which could be imposed by a domestic abuse protection notice (see section 5(1)).
(3)The order may impose a requirement or prohibition only if the sheriff considers it necessary for the purpose of protecting person B from abusive behaviour by person A.
(4)The sheriff has competence to make provision in a domestic abuse protection order having effect in relation to conduct at places outside the sheriff’s sheriffdom as well as at places within the sheriff’s sheriffdom.
(5)A domestic abuse protection order—
(a)has effect for such period not exceeding two months as is specified in the order,
(b)may specify different periods for which different requirements or prohibitions have effect.