48Applicant not present at return of application

48 Applicant not present at return of application If the applicant is not present, personally or by a representative, at a time when an application for a protection order is returned before the Magistrates Court, the court must— (b) adjourn the proceeding. Note An interim order ends if the application for a final order on which the interim order was made is discontinued or dismissed (see s 22 and s 24AC).