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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-terrorism-temporary-provisions-act-1974/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-terrorism-temporary-provisions-act-1974/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1974/56",
  "legislation_title": "Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-terrorism-temporary-provisions-act-1974",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Right to make representations to Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) As soon as may be after the making of an exclusion order, notice of the making of the order shall be served on the person against whom it is made, and the notice shall—\n(a) set out the rights of representation afforded to him by this section, and\n(b) specify the manner in which those representations are to be made.\n(2) Subsection (1) above shall not impose an obligation to take any steps to serve a notice on a person at a time when he is outside Great Britain.\n(3) If the person served with notice objects to the order, he may within 48 hours of service of the notice make representations in writing to the Secretary of State setting out the grounds of his objection.\n(4) Where representations are duly made under this section, the Secretary of State shall, unless he considers the grounds to be frivolous, refer the matter for the advice of one or more persons nominated by him.\n(5) After receiving the objection and the report of the person or persons so nominated, the Secretary of State shall, as soon as may be, reconsider the case.\n(6) Where representations are duly made under this section the Secretary of State shall, if it is reasonably practicable, notify the person against whom the order was made of any decision he takes as to whether or not to revoke the order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/56/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:42:46.122267+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."
}