/ / Domestic Violence Act Act 2010 THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT, 2010. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section PART I - 1. Commencement. 2. Interp retation. 3. Domesti c relationship s. PRELIMINARY PART JI-CONTROL OF DOMESTI C VIOLENCE. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15 . 16. Prohibition of domestic violence. Consent not a defence in domestic violence. Proceedings in local counci l courts. Duties of police officers. Duties of a practitioner. Jurisdicti on of magistrates courts. Application for a protection order. Iss ue of interim protection order. Issue of protection order. Contents of protection order. Application for variation, revocation or d isc harge of orders. Iss ue of copies of orders. Enforce ment of orders. 17. Jurisdicti on of family and children court in relation to domes tic violence. PA RT III- MI SCELLANEOUS 18 . Appeal s. 19. Regul ati ons. 20. Amendment of Schedul es .