Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (No. 34 of 2005)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title  
   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