Examination orders relating to restraining orders
131 Examination orders relating to restraining orders
If an application for a restraining order has been made or a restraining order is in force, a relevant court may, on the application of the
DPP, make an order (an examination order) for the examination of any person, including—
a person whose property is to be or is, or a person who has or claims an interest in property that is to be or is, the subject of the restraining order; or
a person identified in the affidavit or other evidence submitted in support of the application for the restraining order as a suspect for the serious offence to which the restraining order relates; or
a spouse or domestic partner of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or
, about the affairs (including the nature and location of any property) of a person referred to in paragraph (a),
or
.
An examination order ceases to have effect if the restraining order to which it relates ceases to have effect.
In this section—
relevant court means—
if an application for a restraining order has been made—the court to whom the application has been made; or
if a restraining order is in force—the court that made the restraining order or any other court that could have made the restraining order.
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