Domestic Violence Act 2018

15

Hearing of applications under Acts together

15. (1) Where an application is made to the court for an order under this Act, the court may, on application to it in the same proceedings and without the institution of proceedings under one or more of the Acts referred to in subsection (2), if it appears to the court to be proper to do so, make one or more of the orders specified in that subsection.

(2) The orders specified for the purposes of subsection (1) are orders made under—

(a) section 11 of the Act of 1964,

(b) section 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7 or 21A of the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976,

(c) section 5 or 9 of the Act of 1976,

(d) the Act of 1991, or

(e) section 30, 34 or 45 of the Act of 2010.

Annotations:

Amendments:

F1

Substituted by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 82(a)(i), (ii), not commenced as of date of revision.

F2

Inserted by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 82(a)(iii), not commenced as of date of revision.

Modifications (not altering text):

C1

Prospective affecting provision: subs. (2) amended by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 82(a)(i)-(iii), not commenced as of date of revision.

(2) The orders specified for the purposes of subsection (1) are orders made under—

(a) section 11 of the Act of 1964,

(b) section 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7 or 21A of the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976,

(c) section 5 or 9 of the Act of 1976,

(d) the Act of F1[1991,]

(e) section 30, 34 or 45 of the F1[Act of 2010, or]

F2[(f) Part 5 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023.]