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85. Request to State for restitution of stolen property.

(1) This section applies to a request for property obtained by criminal means to be placed at the disposal of the requesting authority with a view to the return of the property to its owner.

(2) The request shall be in writing and shall include or be accompanied by -

(a) a statement that -

(i) a specified person has obtained the property by committing an offence under the law of the requesting state, and

(ii) the return of the property to its owner does not prejudice the rights of any bona fide third parties in relation to it,

and

(b) the following information:

(i) a description of the property;

(ii) its location;

(iii) the name and address of its owner; and

(iv) any other information likely to facilitate compliance with the request.

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