Domestic Violence Act of Kenya_English.pdf
Domestic Violence Act of Kenya (document, English)
Resource Type
Violence against Women Prevention Law
Publication Year
2015
Language
English (US)
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Summary
The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act, No. 2 of 2015, Kenya.
Contents
Part One: Preliminary
- Short title
- Interpretation
- Meaning of domestic violence
- Meaning of domestic relationship
- Meaning of family member
Part Two: Protection Orders
- Duties of police officers in relation to domestic violence
- Information on offences involving domestic violence
- Application for protection order
- Application by children
- Application by person lacking capacity
- Application on behalf of certain persons
- Application without notice for protection order
- Power to make protection order
- Counselling
- Existence of other proceedings not to preclude granting of protection order
- Protection of dependents
- Protection from co-respondents
- Mutual orders
- Content of protection order
- Further provision relation to prohibitions of contact
- Duration of protection order
- Breach of protection order
- Arrest for breach of protection order
Part Three: Mode of Application
- Applications by victims of domestic violence
- Applications by other parties
- Procedure in third party applications
- Explanation of order
- Persons who may be present during proceedings
- Evidence
- Appeal by respondent
- Restriction on report of proceedings
Part Four: Miscellaneous Provisions
- Compensation
- General Provisions as to offences
- Provision on delegated powers
Source: International Labour Union (ILO) (Document Source)