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Acts & Ordinances
PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Marginal Notes
1. This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, No. 34 of 2005.
2. An aggrieved person to make an application.
3. Considering the application.
4. Procedure for the issue or refusal of an Interim Protection Order.
5. Interim Order.
6. Issue of Protection Order where the respondent appears.
7. Issue of protection order when respondent does not appear.
8. Matters to be taken into consideration in issuing a protection order.
9. Protection Order to be served on the respondent.
10. Protection Order.
11. Prohibitions that of an Interim Order or Protection Order may contain.
12. Supplementary Orders.
13. Orders made with consent of parties.
14. Variation or revocation of a Production Order.
15. Attendance of respondent and witnesses.
16. Spouse to be a competent witness.
17. Right of Appeal.
18. Enforcement of Order.
19. Court to adopt procedure in framing charges.
20. Persons printing or publishing any matter in certain cases to be punished.
21. Other actions not barred.
22. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.
23. Interpretation.