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Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (No. 34 of 2005) - Sect 12

Supplementary Orders

12.
(1) Where a Protection Order has been made and where the Court is satisfied that it is reasonably necessary to protect and provide for the immediate safety, health or welfare of the aggrieved person the Court may order-
(a) the police to seize any weapons that the respondent may have in his or her possession ;
(b) the police to accompany the aggrieved person to any place to assist with the collection of personal property of such person and of any children ;
(c) the respondent and the aggrieved person to attend mandatory counseling sessions, psychotherapy or other forms of rehabilitative therapy as may be available ;
(d) the aggrieved person if such person so requests, be placed in a shelter or provided with temporary accommodation the location and other details of which shall be kept confidential if necessary ;
(e) a social worker, family counsellor, probation officer or family health worker to monitor the observance of the Protection Order between the aggrieved person and the respondent and submit to Court a report relating thereto, once in every three months.
(f) the respondent to provide urgent monetary assistance to any person, where such respondent has a duty to support such person ;
(g) the respondent to make such payments and provide such facilities, or make such payments or provide such facilities as the case may be, as are necessary to enable the aggrieved party to continue in occupation of any residence in which such aggrieved party will reside during the period of operation of such Order, notwithstanding that the respondent has been prohibited from entering or remaining in such residence by an Order made under section 11.
(2) An Order under paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (1) shall only be made after due inquiry and having regard to the financial needs and other resources of the aggrieved person and the respondent: Provided however such an Order shall not affect the rights of any person under the Maintenance Act, No. 37 of 1999.
(3) The Court may, on the failure of the respondent to make any payment ordered under paragraph (f) of subsection (1) direct an employer of the respondent, to directly pay to the aggrieved person a part or the whole of the remuneration due to the respondent as financial relief that the Court may have ordered.

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