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of Annex A

summarise evidence given in proceedings in a court in a

designated country, shall be admissible as evidence of any fact

stated therein.

(3) A document is duly authenticated for the purposes of

subparagraph (2) if it purports to be certified by any person in his

capacity as a judge, magistrate or officer of the court in the

designated country, or by or on behalf of the appropriate authority

of the designated country, to have been received in evidence or to

be a copy of a document so received or, as the case may be, to be

the original document containing or summarising the evidence or a

true copy of that document.

(4) Nothing in this paragraph shall prejudice the admission of

any evidence, whether contained in any document or otherwise, which

is admissible apart from this paragraph.

6.

Representation of government of designated country

A request for assistance sent to the Attorney General by the

appropriate authority of a designated country shall, unless the

contrary is shown, be deemed to constitute the authority of the

government of that country for the Attorney General to act on its

behalf in any proceedings in the High Court under section 29 of the

Ordinance or any other provision of the Ordinance as applied by

paragraph 3(2).

7. Satisfaction of confiscation order in a

designated country

(1) Where

(a) a confiscation order has been made under section 3 of

the Ordinance;