Islamic Family Law Act · 2012 Revised Edition · Part V · Part v a
60D. Provisions with respect to protection orders and expedited orders
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the Court is satisfied that the person against whom a protection order or expedited order is made is likely to commit dharar
protection order
“protection order” means an order made under section 60B(1);
Syar’ie to the protected person, the Court may attach a power of arrest to such protection order or expedited order.
protected person
“protected person” means a person who is protected under a protection order or an expedited order;
If a power of arrest is attached by virtue of subsection (1), a police officer may arrest without warrant the person against whom the order is made when he has reasonable cause to believe that he is in breach of a protection order, an expedited order or an order made under section 60B(5)(a) or (b), by reason of that person’s use of dharar Syar’ie or of his entry into any place prohibited under that order.
Where a power of arrest is attached to a protection order or an expedited order and the person against whom such order is made is arrested under subsection (2) —
he shall be brought to Court within 48 hours of his arrest;
and
he shall not be released within that period except on the direction of the Court, but nothing in this subsection shall authorise his continued detention under this paragraph after the expiry of that period.
Where a person against whom a protection order or an expedited order has been made contravenes such order, the Court may, in addition to any penalty provided under subsection (5), make any one or more of the orders under section 60B(5) to commence from such date as is specified in such latter order or orders.
Any person who wilfully contravenes a protection order, an expedited order or an order made under section 60B(5) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both and, in the case of
Islamic Family Law a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
The Court shall, on application made by the applicant or the person against whom a protection order or an expedited order is made, have power by order to vary, suspend or revoke any such order.
The expiry by virtue of section 60C(3) of an expedited order shall not prejudice the making of a further expedited order under that section.
Terms defined in s 60A
protected person
Defined · s 60A“protected person” means a person who is protected under a protection order or an expedited order;
protection order
Defined · s 60A“protection order” means an order made under section 60B(1);
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