Paragraph Rule 27 Restraint order

A restraint order may be made subject to conditions and exceptions, including but not limited to conditions relating to the indemnifying of third parties against expenses incurred in complying with the order, and exceptions relating to living expenses and legal expenses of the defendant, but the prosecutor shall not be required to give an undertaking to abide by any order as to damages sustained by the defendant as a result of the restraint order.

Unless the F1court otherwise directs, a restraint order made without notice of F2the application for it being served on any person shall have effect until a day which shall be fixed for the hearing where all parties may attend on the application.

Where a restraint order is made the prosecutor shall serve copies of the order and F3, unless the court otherwise orders, of the witness statement or affidavit in support on the defendant and on all other persons affected by the order.

Where a domestic freezing order certificate is made it must be served with the copies of the restraint order as provided for in paragraph (3).