F1Power of court to make orders ancillary to Regulation 3I14
1
The F2High Court of Northern Ireland shall have power, on an application made by the Secretary of State for the purpose of performing his functions under Regulation 3 above, to make such order as it considers appropriate—
a
to enable a check to be made under Regulation 3(4)(a) above;
b
for the physical preservation of an object which appears as a result of such a check to be a cultural object;
c
to prevent any such action as is mentioned in Regulation 3(4)(c) above.
2
An application for an order under this Regulation—
a
may be made ex parte; and
b
shall be supported by an affidavit.
3
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, the power to make an order under that paragraph includes power to authorise the Secretary of State’s officer—
a
to take possession of the object;
b
to hand the object over to the custody of a person or institution specified in the order.