S.L. 460.30 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Court" means the Civil Court (Family Section); "the Director" means the Director, Civil Courts and Tribunals; "the EU Regulation" means Council Regulation (EU) No 606/ 2013 of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters; "Member State of origin" means the Member State in which the protection measure is ordered; "person causing the risk" means a natural person on whom one or more of the obligations referred to under the definition "protection measure" have been imposed;

"protection measure" means any decision issued by the Civil Court (Family Section) whereby the said Court imposes one or more of the following obligations on the person causing the risk with a view to protect another person, when the latter person’s physical or psychological integrity may be at risk:

(a) a prohibition or regulation on entering the place where the protected person resides, works or regularly visits or stays;

(b) a prohibition or regulation of contact, in any form, with the protected person, including by telephone, electronic or ordinary mail, fax or any other means;

(c) a prohibition or regulation on approaching the protected person closer than at a prescribed distance; "protected person" means a natural person who is the object of the protection afforded by a protection measure.