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59.—(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 the order may apply to the court to recall the order or to vary it and paragraphs (5) to (7) apply in such a case.
(5) If an application under paragraph (4) in relation to an order has been made but not determined, realisable property to which the order applies must not be realised.
(6) The court may—
(a)recall the order;
(b)vary the order.
(7) If the condition in article 57 which was satisfied was that proceedings were instituted, the court must recall the order if, at the conclusion of the proceedings, no external order has been made.
(8) If the condition in article 57 which was satisfied was that proceedings were instituted, the court must recall the order if within a reasonable time an external order has not been registered under Chapter 2 of this Part.
(9) If the condition in article 57 which was satisfied was that an investigation was instituted, the court must recall the order if within a reasonable time proceedings for the offence are not instituted.
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