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Domestic
Violence Act (Act 14/2006) - [Chapter
5:16]
February
26, 2007
Published in
the Government Gazette: 26th February, 2007
Commencement: Not yet in force. Date to be fixed by statutory instrument
in terms of s.1(2).
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Domestic
Violence Act
ARRANGEMENT
OF SECTIONS
PART
I
Preliminary
1. Short title and date of commencement.
2. Interpretation.
3. Meaning of domestic violence and its scope.
4. Offence of domestic violence and acts excluded from its scope.
PART
II
Duties Of Police And Powers Of Arrest In Respect Of Domestic Violence
5.
Duties of police officers in relation to domestic violence.
6. Arrest by police officer without warrant.
PART
III
Protection Orders
7.
Application for protection order.
8. Determination of application.
9. Issue of interim protection order.
10. Issue of protection order.
11. Contents of protection order.
12. Application for revocation, variation or extension of protection
orders.
13. Issue of further copies of orders and warrants of arrest.
14. Enforcement of protection orders.
PART
IV
Anti-Domestic Violence Counsellors And Anti-Domestic Violence Council
15. Anti-domestic violence counsellors.
16. Anti-Domestic Violence Council.
PART
V
General
17. General provisions as to ofences.
18. Special jurisdiction of local courts.
19. Regulations.
ACT
To make provision for
the protection and relief of victims of domestic violence and to
provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
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