Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
R 385
Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No. 116 of 1998) |
[Domestic Violence Act, 1998 Arrangement of Sections substituted/inserted by section 1 of the Domestic Violence Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 14 of 2021), as per Notice No. 788, GG45824, dated 28 January 2022 - effective 14 April 2023 as the date on which the said Act, with the exception of section 6A, comes into operation, as per Proclamation No. 117, GG48419, dated 14 April 2023]
1. Definitions and interpretation
2. Duty to assist and inform complainant of rights
2A. Obligations of functionaries relating to domestic violence
2B. Obligation to report domestic violence and to provide information
3. Arrest by peace officer without warrant and assistance to complainant
3A. Entering of private dwelling for purposes of obtaining evidence
4. Application for protection order
4A. Domestic violence safety monitoring notice
5. Consideration of application and issuing of interim protection order
5B. Electronic communications service provider to furnish particulars to court
5C. Existing and reciprocal orders or applications
6. Issuing of final protection order
6A. Integrated electronic repository for domestic violence protection orders
7. Court's powers in respect of protection order
8. Warrant of arrest upon issuing of protection order
10. Variation or setting aside of protection order
11. Attendance of proceedings and prohibition of publication of certain information
15. Orders as to costs of service and directions
18. Application of Act by prosecuting authority and members of South African Police Service
18A. Directives for clerks of court
19A. Period within which directives and regulations must be submitted to Parliament
21. Repeal of laws and savings
22. Short title and commencement
