Restoration of former identity

(1) Where a participant has been provided with a new identity under the Justice Protection Programme and protection or assistance to the participant is terminated, the Administrative Centre may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, take such action as is necessary to restore the former participant’s former (2) The Centre shall take reasonable steps to notify the former participant of its decision under subsection (1) of this section. (3) Where the Centre proposes to take action to restore the identity of the former participant, he may, within twenty-eight days after receiving the notification, apply in writing to the Minister for a review of the decision of the Centre. 26 (4) Where an application is made, the Minister shall, (a) before making a decision, give the former participant a reasonable opportunity to state his case; and (b) review the decision of the Centre and confirm or reverse it, and inform the former participant, in writing, of the decision. (5) Where the Centre takes action under this section to restore the identity of the former participant and the Centre requests the return of all documents that were provided in relation to the new identity, he shall return those documents to the Centre within seven days of his receipt of the request.