'Request for cooperation' in document 'Trinidad and Tobago - Mutual assistance act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 11:24

MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS ACT

PART III
REQUESTS BY COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOR ASSISTANCE

21. Form of request.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a request for assistance under this Act made by a Commonwealth country shall comply with the conditions set out in the First Schedule.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an informal request for assistance under this Act where it is transmitted orally, but in the event that such a request is accepted—
(a) it is required to be implemented only to the extent that the Central Authority considers it reasonable;
(b) it is deemed to have been withdrawn if it is not transmitted in writing within such period as the Central Authority considers reasonable.