Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No. 116 of 1998)

Regulations

Domestic Violence Regulations, 2022

25. Issuing of warrant of arrest (section 8(1)(a))

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(1) A warrant of arrest, contemplated in section 8(1)(a) of the Act, must be authorised and issued by the court on a form which corresponds substantially with Form 33 of the Annexure.

 

(2) The clerk of the court must, on the day of issue—
(a) capture the issued warrant of arrest on the ICMS;
(b) upload and capture it together with any relevant information relating to it on the integrated electronic repository; and
(c) submit a certified copy of the warrant together with a copy of the protection order by hand or electronically to the police station chosen by the complainant.