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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-explosions-prohibition-and-inspections-act-1998/section-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/7",
  "legislation_title": "Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-explosions-prohibition-and-inspections-act-1998",
  "path": "section/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Interpretation of inspection provisions.",
  "text": "For the purposes of this section and sections 5 to 9—\n“inspection team”, in relation to an on-site inspection, means the team of inspectors and inspection assistants selected, in accordance with the Treaty’s inspection provisions, for the purposes of the inspection;\n“observer”, in relation to an on-site inspection, means a representative of a party to the Treaty who, in accordance with the Treaty’s inspection provisions, is sent by that party to observe the conduct of the inspection;\n“on-site inspection” means an on-site inspection carried out in accordance with the Treaty’s inspection provisions;\n“the Treaty” means the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty adopted in New York on 10th September 1996;\n“the Treaty’s inspection provisions” means the provisions of Article IV of, and Part II of the Protocol to, the Treaty;\n“UK representative”, in relation to an on-site inspection, means a representative of the United Kingdom who, in accordance with the Treaty’s inspection provisions, liaises with and accompanies the inspection team during the performance of its duties.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/7/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:23:13.879449+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."
}