அதிகாரப்பூர்வ மொழிபெயர்ப்புDepartment of Government Printing-இலிருந்து, மாற்றமின்றி
In this Act unless the context otherwise requires —
“child” means a person who is under the age of 18
years ;
“domestic violence” means—
(a)
an act which constitutes an offence specified in Schedule I ;
(b)
any emotional abuse, committed or caused by a relevant person within the environment of the home or outside and arising out of the personal relationship between the aggrieved person and the relevant person ;
“emotional abuse” means a pattern of cruel, inhuman, degrading or humiliating conduct of a serious nature directed towards an aggrieved person ;
“shared resources” means movable or immovable property which both the aggrieved person and the respondent have habitually used or have had access to ;
“relevant person” in relation to an aggrieved person means,
(a)
(i)
the spouse ;
(ii)
ex-spouse ;
(iii)
cohabiting partner , of an aggrieved person ;
(b)
(i)
the father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather, stepmother ;
(ii)
the son, daughter, grandson, grand daughter, stepson, stepdaughter ;
(iii)
the brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step brother, step-sister ;
(iv)
siblings of a parent ;
(v)
the child of a sibling ;
(vi)
child of a sibling of a parent, of an aggrieved person or of the spouse, former spouse or cohabiting partner of the aggrieved person ;
“‘respondent’ in relation to a Protection Order or an
Interim Order means the relevant person against whom such Order is sought or made.