Section 9
Section 12a of the principal Act is amended—
of Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2017
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 9 of 15
Section 9
(a)
by substituting for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:
“Ex-parte application for interim protection order”;
(b)
in paragraph (a), by substituting for the word “applicant”
the word “victim”;
(c)
in paragraph (b), by substituting for the word “applicant’s”
the word “victim’s”; and
(d)
in paragraph (c), by substituting for the word “applicant”
the word “victim”.