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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-retrial-for-serious-offences-order-2013/article-27",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111100653",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Retrial for Serious Offences) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-retrial-for-serious-offences-order-2013",
  "path": "article/27",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Functions of the Director",
  "text": "(1) Section 365(4) of the 2006 Act does not apply to the provisions of this Order.\n(2) In the absence of the Director, his functions under those provisions may be exercised by a prosecuting officer authorised by him.\n(3) An authorisation under paragraph (2)—\n(a) may relate to a specified prosecuting officer or to a prosecuting officer of a specified description; and\n(b) may be general or relate to a specified function or specified circumstances.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111100653/article/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:15:24.795033+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}