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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drug-trafficking-act-1994-designated-countries-and-territories-order-1996/article-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2880",
  "legislation_title": "The Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Designated Countries and Territories) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drug-trafficking-act-1994-designated-countries-and-territories-order-1996",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Representation of government of a designated country",
  "text": "A request for assistance sent to the Secretary of State by the appropriate authority of a designated country shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed to constitute the authority of that country for the Crown Prosecution Service or the Commissioners of Customs and Excise to act on its behalf in any proceedings in the High Court under section 40 of the Act or any other provision of the Act as applied by article 3(2) of this Order.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2880/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:32:16.685712+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."
}