s.2Definitions and interpretation
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Definitions and interpretation

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In this Act —
“Article ” means an article of the Convention;
“Authority” means the Central Authority designated under section 4;
“Convention” means the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances set out in Schedule 2;
“court” means the Grand Court;
“law corresponding to this Act” means a law of a requesting Party which provides for legal assistance in criminal matters to foreign states and pursuant to which assistance of the kind sought under this Act could be similarly obtained;
“Party” —
other than in the Convention, means a country or territory specified in Schedule 1; and
in the Convention, means a party to the Convention;
“request” means a request for mutual legal assistance made by one Party to another Party in accordance with section 5; and
“requesting Party” means a Party who makes a request to the Authority for assistance under this Act.
In this Act, references to an offence to which this Act applies are references to —
any offence under the laws of the Islands; and
conduct which would constitute an offence if it had occurred in the Islands.

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ArticleAuthorityConventioncourtlaw corresponding to this ActPartyrequestrequesting Party

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