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23. Cases in which restraint orders may be made.

(1) The powers conferred on the High Court by section 24 of this Act shall be exercisable -

(a)where -

(i) proceedings have been instituted in the State against the defendant for a drug trafficking offence, an offence of financing terrorism, a relevant offence, or an indictable offence (other than a drug trafficking offence, an offence of financing terrorism or a relevant offence), or an application has been made in respect of the defendant under section 7, 8, 8D, 8E, 8I, 8J, 13 or 18,

(ii) the proceedings or application have not been concluded, and

(iii) either a confiscation order has been made or it appears to the Court that there are reasonable grounds for thinking that a confiscation order may be made in the proceedings or that, in the case of an application under section 7, 8, 8D, 8E8I, 8J, 13 or 18 of this Act, the Court will be satisfied as mentioned in section 7(3), 8(4), 8D(3), 8E(4)8I(3), 8J(4), 13(2), 13(4) or 18(2) of this Act,

or

(b)where -

(i) the Court is satisfie

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