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Exercise of jurisdiction by court in civil proceedings
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22. (1) The jurisdiction of the court in respect of civil proceedings under this Act may be exercised—
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(a) as regards the Circuit Court, by the judge of the Circuit Court within whose circuit, and
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(b) as regards the District Court, by a judge of the District Court for the time being assigned to the district court district within which,
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the applicant resides or, if the application is for a barring order or an emergency barring order, the place, in relation to which that application was made, is situated.
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person concerned who would, but for the conduct of the respondent, be residing at a place may be treated by the court as residing at that place.
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