Section 18 of The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act CAP. 151: Mutual orders.
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Check the current authoritative text and amendment history before relying on this provision.
(1) A protection order may direct that a respondent shall not do any one or more of the following— (a) physically or sexually abuse or threaten to abuse the protected person; (b) damage, or threaten t…
(1) The contents of a protection order specified in section 19 (2) in this section referred to as "the noncontact condition" shall have effect except where the protected person and the respondent are…
A protection order shall remain in force for such period as may be specified by the court and may be reviewed, from time to time, depending on the circumstances.
A respondent who has been served with a copy of a protection order and who contravenes the order in any respect, commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings…
(1) A police officer may, without warrant, if he or she believes on reasonable ground that any person has committed an offence under section 22 , arrest and detain the person. (2) Without limiting the…
(1) Jurisdiction for any proceedings under this Act shall be vested in the Resident Magistrates' Courts. (2) An application for a protection order shall be lodged with the court and, where directed by…