42Transitional provisions

42 Transitional provisions

Where a restraint order, an interim restraint order, a telephone interim restraint order or a registered external restraint order, all within the meaning of Part XA of the Justices Act 1959 , has been made under that Part –

(a) before the commencement of section 35 ; and

(b) for the benefit of the spouse or partner of the person against whom the order was made –

any contravention of that order that occurs after the commencement of this Part is to be dealt with as an offence under section 35 .