(1) This section applies if -
(a) the Court of Session makes an unexplained wealth order in respect of any property,
(b) it appears to the Scottish Ministers that the risk mentioned in section 396J(2) applies in relation to the property, and
(c) the Scottish Ministers believe that the property is in a country outside the United Kingdom (the receiving country).
(2) The Scottish Ministers may send a request for assistance in relation to the property to the Secretary of State with a view to it being forwarded under this section.
(3) The Secretary of State may forward the request for assistance to the government of the receiving country.
(4) A request for assistance under this section is a request to the government of the receiving country -
(a) to secure that any person is prohibited from dealing with the property;
(b) for assistance in connection with the management of the property, including with securing its detention, custody or preservation.