44 Variation and discharge of orders
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (2021 c 17) | Legislation

44  Variation and discharge of orders

(1)     A court may vary or discharge a domestic abuse protection order made by that or any other court.

This is subject to section 45.

(2)     A court may vary or discharge a domestic abuse protection order under this section—

(a)     on the application of a person mentioned in subsection (3), or

(b)     in any case in which it could make a domestic abuse protection order under section 31.

(3)     The persons referred to in subsection (2)(a) are—

(a)     the person for whose protection the order was made;

(b)     the person against whom the order was made (“P”);

(c)     where the order was made under section 28, the person who applied for the order;

(d)     the chief officer of police of the force maintained for any police area in which P resides;

(e)     the chief officer of police of any other force maintained for a police area who believes that P is in that police area or is intending

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