The sheriff, or a police officer at the direction of the sheriff, must return to the registered operator of a motor vehicle number plates removed from that motor vehicle under section 140 if any of the following occurs—
(a) payment in full of the amount outstanding under the enforcement warrant;
(b) the registered operator—
(i) makes a payment arrangement in respect of every enforcement warrant to which the removal of number plates applies; and
(ii) has paid any deposit, number of instalments, equivalent lump sum payment or other like condition reasonably required for the lifting of the sanction;
(c) an attachment of earnings direction or an attachment of debts direction is made in relation to the registered operator;
(d) an application for enforcement review results in enforcement cancellation;
(e) seizure of property under this Act sufficient to satisfy the amount outstanding under the enforcement warrant;
(f) in the case of a natural person, including a declared director, the person is arrested under this Act;
(g) the enforcement warrant issued against the person has been recalled and cancelled;
(h) the sheriff, in the sheriff's discretion, considers that it is otherwise appropriate to return the number plates.