(1) The Court may, on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions on behalf of an overseas authority, make a restraining order where the Court is satisfied that—
(a) property in Saint Lucia is identified in the external request;
(b) proceedings for an offence have been commenced in the country from which the external request was made, and not concluded; and
(c) there is reasonable cause to believe that the defendant named in the request has benefited from his or her criminal conduct.
(2) An application for a restraining order may be made on an ex parte application to a judge in chambers.
(Inserted by Act 18 of 2023)