Section 10 of Domestic Violence Act "Service providers"
1. Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, any voluntary association registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force with the objective of protecting the rights and interests of women by any lawful means including providing of legal aid, medical, financial or other assistance shall register itself with the State Government as a service provider for the purposes of this Act.
2. A service provider
registered under sub‑section (1) shall have the power
to-
a. record the domestic incident report in the prescribed
form if the aggrieved person so desires and forward a
copy thereof to the Magistrate and the Protection
Officer having jurisdiction in the area where the
domestic violence took place;
b. get the aggrieved person medically examined and
forward a copy of the medical report to the Protection
Officer and the police station within the local limits
of which the domestic violence took place;
c. ensure that the aggrieved
person is provided shelter in a shelter home, if she so
requires and forward a report of the lodging of the
aggrieved person in the shelter home to the police station
within the local limits of which the domestic violence took
place.
3. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie
against any service provider or any member of the service
provider who is, or who is deemed to be, acting or
purporting to act under this Act, for anything which is in
good faith done or intended to be done in the exercise of
powers or discharge of functions under this Act towards the
prevention of the commission of domestic violence.
Section 11 of Domestic Violence Act "Duties of Government"
The Central Government and every State Government, shall
take all measures to ensure that-
a. the provisions of this Act are given wide publicity
through public media including the television, radio and the
print media at regular intervals;
b. the Central Government and State Government officers
including the police officers and the members of the
judicial services are given periodic sensitization and
awareness training on the issues addressed by this Act;
c. effective co‑ordination between the services provided by
concerned Ministries and Departments dealing with law, home
affairs including law and order, health and human resources
to address issues of domestic violence is established and
periodical review of the same is conducted;
d. protocols for the various Ministries concerned with the
delivery of services to women under this Act including the
courts are prepared and put in place