26 Breach of notice
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (2021 c 17) | Legislation

26  Breach of notice

(1)     If a constable has reasonable grounds for believing that a person is in breach of a domestic abuse protection notice, the constable may arrest the person without warrant.

(2)     A person arrested by virtue of subsection (1) must be held in custody and brought before the appropriate magistrates' court—

(a)     before the end of the period of 24 hours beginning with the time of the arrest, or

(b)     if earlier, at the hearing of the application for a domestic abuse protection order against the person (see section

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