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69A Ex-Parte Restraint Order
(1) Notwithstanding anything in sections 68 and 69, the Attorney General or a prosecutor on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles may apply for a restraint order ex parte where proceedings have not been initiated in Seychelles against a person for criminal conduct. (Amended by Act 62 of 2021)
(2) Where a restraint order is made on the ex parte application, the Attorney-General or a prosecutor on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles shall inform any person identifiable as affected by the order of both the existence of the order and the person’s right to apply to seek discharge or variation of the order pursuant to section 69(6).
(Inserted by Act 7 of 2021 and amended by Act 62 of 2021)
(2) Where a restraint order is made on the ex parte application, the Attorney-General or a prosecutor on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles shall inform any person identifiable as affected by the order of both the existence of the order and the person’s right to apply to seek discharge or variation of the order pursuant to section 69(6).
(Inserted by Act 7 of 2021 and amended by Act 62 of 2021)
Official source: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act (Cap. 251), Act 5 of 2020, Revised Edition as at 17 January 2025 (Acts 5 of 2020, 7 of 2021, 8 of 2021, 62 of 2021, 9 of 2022, 12 of 2024, S.I. 145 of 2020)
