Application, recall and variation
6.—(1) A restraint order may be made on an ex parte application by the Lord Advocate, which may be heard in chambers.
(2) The Lord Advocate must intimate an order to every person affected by it.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not affect the time when the order becomes effective.
(4) The Lord Advocate and any person affected by a restraint order may apply to the court to recall or vary the order and paragraphs (5) to (7) apply in such a case.
(5) The court may–
(a)recall the order;
(b)vary the order.
(6) If the conditions in article 4 were satisfied by virtue of the fact that proceedings were instituted, the court must recall the order if–
(a)at the conclusion of the proceedings, no external forfeiture order has been made, or
(b)within a reasonable time an external forfeiture order has not been registered under this Order.
(7) If the conditions in article 4 were satisfied by virtue of the fact that an investigation was instituted, the court must recall the order if within a reasonable time proceedings for the offence are not instituted.