Rule 5 - Period of keeping the copy of the order of retention and the material by the Adjudicating Authority. - Prevention of Money-Laundering (The Manner of Forwarding A Copy of The Order of Retention of Seized Property Along With The Material To The Adjudicating Authority And The Period of Its Retention) Rules, 2005

Period of keeping the copy of the order of retention and the material by the Adjudicating Authority. 5. The Adjudicating Authority shall keep the copy of the order of retention of seized property and the material for a period of ten years or if, before the expiry of the said period of ten years,- (i) any proceedings under section 8 of the Act have been commenced, until the disposal of such proceedings, or (ii) where an appeal has been preferred to the Appellate Tribunal under section 26 of the Act, until the disposal of such appeal by the Appellate Tribunal, or (iii) where an appeal has been filed in the High Court under section 42 of the Act, until the disposal of such appeal by the High Court; whichever is later.