C1 Part IV Family Homes and Domestic Violence

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Jurisdiction and procedure etc.

57 Jurisdiction of courts.

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For the purposes of this Part “the court” means F1the High Court or the family court.

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58 Contempt proceedings.

The powers of the court in relation to contempt of court arising out of a person’s failure to comply with an order under this Part may be exercised by the relevant judicial authority.

F359 Magistrates’ courts.

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60 Provision for third parties to act on behalf of victims of domestic violence.

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Rules of court may provide for a prescribed person, or any person in a prescribed category, ( “a representative”) to act on behalf of another in relation to proceedings to which this Part applies.

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Rules made under this section may, in particular, authorise a representative to apply for an occupation order or for a non-molestation order for which the person on whose behalf the representative is acting could have applied.

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Rules made under this section may prescribe—

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conditions to be satisfied before a representative may make an application to the court on behalf of another; and

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considerations to be taken into account by the court in determining whether, and if so how, to exercise any of its powers under this Part when a representative is acting on behalf of another.

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Any rules made under this section may be made so as to have effect for a specified period and may make consequential or transitional provision with respect to the expiry of the specified period.

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Any such rules may be replaced by further rules made under this section.

F461 Appeals.

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