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MUS-1997-L-48505
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Protection from Domestic Violence Act 1997 (No. 6 of 1997).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Mauritius
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-05-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
In cases of domestic violence, provides for the issuance of protection orders, occupation orders, and tenancy orders (granting one party exclusive right to live in a residence if they believe that a spouse is likely to commit a further act of domestic violence).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2004-06-15 (MUS-2004-L-67854)
Protection from Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2004 (No. 11 of 2004).
Amending text(s)
2011-07-26 (MUS-2011-L-92101)
Protection from Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 25 of 2011).
Amending text(s)
2016-06-16 (MUS-2016-L-104148)
Protection from Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2016 (No. 10 of 2016).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Harvard School of Public Health
Country
USA
URL
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/
File
MUS48505.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Legal Supplement
Date
1997-06-28
Number
No. 60
Page range
pp. 31-54