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Cap. 178, s. 44 · Revised Edition 2020

Where an act or omission which constitutes a domestic violence offence under this Act is also an offence under any other law, nothing in this Act shall affect the operation of such other law and the accused person may be charged and tried under such other law notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, so, however, that the victim of such offence shall be entitled to all the protections and remedies granted by this Act. 43 SCHEDULE I DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT Applicable Criminal Law under this Act [sections 2 and 28] 1. Assault and Battery 2. Assault upon children, women, and old, infirm or sickly persons 3. Aggravated assaults causing wound, harm or maim 4. Violent or obscene language or disturbance of the peace 5. Possession of weapons intended for a crime 6. Throwing stones or other missiles 7. Inciting animals to attack 8. Misuse of telephone and internet facilities and other telecommunications facilities 9. Setting fire to a dwelling house (arson) 10. Conspiracy to commit arson 11. Destroying or damaging a building with gunpowder or other explosives 12. Conspiring to commit murder 13. Murder or Attempted murder 44 Domestic Violence 14. Sending letters through the post or internet threatening to murder 15. Shooting or wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm 16. Inflicting injury with or without a weapon 17. Using, selling, offering for sale or otherwise dealing with any drugs 18. Administering poison so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm 19. Exposing children so that life is endangered 20. Cruelty to children 21. Rape or attempted rape 22. Indecent assault 23. Procuring abortion 24. Manslaughter 25. Marital rape 26. Incest 27. Sexual intercourse by persons of the same sex 28. Unlawful carnal knowledge 29. Serious indecency 30. Abduction or kidnapping 31. Procuration Domestic Violence 45 SCHEDULE II FORM 1 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT Application for Order/Interim Order [Section 13] In the district of .......................................................................... I,................................................................................................... (Name of Applicant) of................................................................................................ (Address) hereby apply under section 13 of the Domestic Violence Act, Cap. 178, for .................................................................................................... (Specify Orders /Interim Orders for which application is made) against ......................................................................................... (Name of Respondent) Who is. ........................................................................................ (Specify relationship to named Respondent) And who resides at. .................................................................... (Specify address of Respondent) In respect of the following conduct: (Specify dates, times, place and details of conduct complained of.) ......................................... Applicant Dated this...................... day of............................. 46 Domestic Violence Delete the inapplicable Domestic Violence 47 FORM 2 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT Notice of Proceedings [Section 15 (2)] In the district of. .................................................................................................... BETWEEN .....................................................................................Applicant V ..................................................................................Respondent TO THE RESPONDENT An application under Section 13 of the Domestic Violence Act, Cap. 78, for........................has been made by...................... (Specify Orders sought) (Name of Applicant) A copy of the application is attached. The application has been set down for hearing on the.............day of............. at...........................A.M./P.M.at......................................... (time) (place) IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR IN PERSON AT THE HEARING OF THE APPLICATION, THE COURT MAY, (a) deal with the application in your absence; or (b) issue a warrant for your arrest to be brought before the court. ..................................... Clerk of the Court Dated this...................day of.......................,20........... 48 Domestic Violence FORM 3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT Application for Variation or Revocation of Order or Interim Order [Section 17 (2) and Section 22(1)] In the district of. ......................................................................... BETWEEN .....................................................................................Applicant V .................................................................................Respondent. I,................................hereby apply for a variation Revocation of the Order made against.....................................................on (Name or person against whom the order was made) the........day of............, by the.............................Court (a copy of which is attached to the said application) in respect of certain conduct or threatened conduct towards......................... ............................................................... (Name of person who is protected by an Order) I ask for a revocation/variation of the Order in the following terms: (Specify details of variation) ........................................ Applicant Dated this...............day of...................., 20................................ Domestic Violence 49 FORM 3A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT Order or Interim Order [Section 5] In the district of. ......................................................................... The Court having heard an application made by......................... (Name of Applicant) in respect of the conduct or threatened conduct of...................... (Name of Respondent) Towards....................................................................................... (Name of Person to be protected) NOW THIS COURT ORDERS, that for the period from the...................day of. ................, 20.........to the...............day of 20......... YOU.............................................................................. (Name of Respondent) The written named respondent shall not engage in the following conduct, and you the within named respondent shall comply with the following prohibitions and conditions: Specify prohibitions and conditions imposed and any period or periods for which they may be imposed (if different from the period of the order/interim order). AND THIS COURT FURTHER ORDERS that you.................................................................................shall not (Name of Respondent) engage in any conduct that constitutes an offence under this Act. 50 Domestic Violence If the said.............................................................. fail to comply with any of the terms of this Order you shall be liable to imprisonment and/or a fine pursuant to section 23 of the Act. ............................................... Clerk of Court Dated this.......................day of..............................,20................. Domestic Violence 51 FORM 4 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT Order Varying Order or Interim Order [Section 19] In the district of........................................................................... The Court, having heard an application made under section 13 of the Act by. .............................................................................. (Name of Applicant) in respect of the conduct or threatened of. .....................towards (Name of Respondent) ..................................................................................................... (Name of person protected by the Order) and the Court having on the...........day of...............,20.......... made an Order, a copy of which is attached, prohibiting the Respondent from engaging in the conduct specified therein. NOW the Court on the application of................................does this day Order that the Order or Interim Protection Order be either: 1. REVOKED ...................................................................................... (Specify effective date of revocation) 2. VARIED AS FOLLOWS (Specify details of variation) ................................................................................................. ................................................................................................. 52 Domestic Violence .................................................... Clerk of Court Dated this........................day of..........................,20........... Domestic Violence 53 FORM 5 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT Domestic Violence Police Report [Section 24(3)] STATION...............DIVISION.....................Reference No........ Complaint made by. .................................................................... Surname First Name Address........................................................................................ Relationship to Victim/Offender............Telephone No……...... Mode of Report........................................................ Telephone Personal Referred (by Etc. whom) Date..............Time..........Diary Reference................................... Recorded by (Number Rank/Name)............................................ Recorded by: (Number/Rank/Name)........................................... Name of Victim........................................................................... Surname First Name Ethnic Origin.............................Religion............................... East Indian African Caucasian Mixed Etc. Address........................................................................................ Telephone No...........................Marital Status............................ Relationship to Offender.......................................... Sex........Age.........Occupation..................................................... Address of Employment.............................................................. Name of Offender ..................................................................................................... Surname Name 54 Domestic Violence Ethnic Origin................................ Religion......................... East Indian African Caucasian Mixed Etc. Address........................................................................................ Sex.........Age........Marital Status................................................. Telephone No..............Occupation.............................................. Address of Employment.............................................................. Relationship to Victim /Offender................................................ Relationship to Victim/Offender................................................. BRIEF FACTS AS REPORTED ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Extent of Injury. .......................................................................... Medical Report Form Attached (tick) Yes No Instrument used to inflict Injury.................................................. Whereabouts of Children at the time of incident......................... ..................................................................................................... State whether previous complaints were made (tick) Yes No Date. .................Time. .............Diary Reference. ............. Investigator (Number/Rank/Name)........................................... Action Taken............................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Domestic Violence 55 Other previous complaints made. Date..................Time. .............Diary Reference. ........................ Investigator: (Number/Rank/Name)..................................... Action taken. ............................................................................. .................................................................................................... Is Protection Order (P.O.) in existence? (tick) Yes No Date of Issue. .............................................................................. Comments.................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Duration (P.O.)..........................Court of Issue........................... ACTION TAKEN ON THIS REPORT. Date/Time Action taken, by whom ................... .............................................................. ................... .............................................................. ................... .............................................................. ................... .............................................................. Arrest Made: Date of Arrest......................Mode of Arrest................................ Present status of report. .............................................................. Preferred Charges, (1)................................................................................................ (2)................................................................................................ (3)................................................................................................ (4)................................................................................................ 56 Domestic Violence (State reason(s) if no charges preferred) ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Agency to which report referred/follow up action ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ................................... ................................................. Investigator Supervising Officer (Rank of Inspector and above) .................................... ......................................... Date Date Domestic Violence 57 FORM 6 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT Affidavit for use in proving Service of Process [Sections 8 and 11] No...................................................... Return of Service of process in respect of domestic violence offence for the.................................................... Court……..... Name of Applicant Mode of service Name of Respondent Document served Date of Service Plan of service I do Swear that the above Return of Service is true and in accordance with the facts of such Service. (Signed)........................................... (Deponent) Sworn before me by the above-named Deponent this...........day of................................., 20.................................. …..................................................... Magistrate/Judge or Clerk of Court (as the case may be)
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