# The Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Designated Countries and Territories) Order 1996, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“the Act” means the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 and “the relevant provisions of the Act” are Part I, except sections 10 and 16, and Part IV of that Act;
“designated country” means a country or territory designated under article 3(1) of this Order;
“appropriate authority” of a designated country means—
(a) the authority specified opposite that country in Schedule 1 to this Order;
(b) where no authority is so specified, the authority appearing to the court to be the appropriate authority of that country for the purposes of sections 39 and 40 of the Act, and of the other relevant provisions of the Act as applied under article 3(2) of this Order;
“a court of a designated country” includes a court of any state or territory of a designated country.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2880/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/drug-trafficking-act-1994-designated-countries-and-territories-order-1996/article-2
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