Terrorism Bill

House of Lords portcullis

House of Lords

Session 1999-2000
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament

Terrorism Bill

This is the text of the Terrorism Bill, as passed by the House of Commons and introduced in the House of Lords on 20th March 2000.

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office and the Northern Ireland Office, are published separately as HL Bill 49- EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

The Lord Bassam of Brighton has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Terrorism Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.

Terrorism Bill

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I

INTRODUCTORY

Clause

1. Terrorism: interpretation.

2. Temporary legislation.

PART II

PROSCRIBED ORGANISATIONS

Procedure

3. Proscription.

4. Deproscription: application.

5. Deproscription: appeal.

6. Further appeal.

7. Appeal: effect on conviction, & c.

8. Section 7: Scotland and Northern Ireland.

9. Human Rights Act 1998.

10. Immunity.

Offences

11. Membership.

12. Support.

13. Uniform.

PART III

TERRORIST PROPERTY

Interpretation

14. Terrorist property.

Offences

15. Fund-raising.

16. Use and possession.

17. Funding arrangements.

18. Money laundering.

19. Disclosure of information: duty.

20. Disclosure of information: permission.

21. Cooperation with police.

22. Penalties.

23. Forfeiture.

Seizure of terrorist cash

24. Interpretation.

25. Seizure and detention.

26. Continued detention.

27. Detained cash.

28. Forfeiture.

29. Forfeiture: appeal.

30. Treatment of forfeited cash.

31. Rules of court.

PART IV

TERRORIST INVESTIGATIONS

Interpretation

32. Terrorist investigation.

Cordons

33. Cordoned areas.

34. Power to designate.

35. Duration.

36. Police powers.

Information and evidence

37. Powers.

38. Financial information.

39. Disclosure of information, &c.

PART V

COUNTER-TERRORIST POWERS

Suspected terrorists

40. Terrorist: interpretation.

41. Arrest without warrant.

42. Search of premises.

43. Search of persons.

Power to stop and search

44. Authorisations.

45. Exercise of power.

46. Duration of authorisation.

47. Offences.

Parking

48. Authorisations.

49. Exercise of power.

50. Duration of authorisation.

51. Offences.

52. Interpretation.

Port and border controls

53. Port and border controls.

PART VI

MISCELLANEOUS

Terrorist offences

54. Weapons training.

55. Weapons training: interpretation.

56. Directing terrorist organisation.

57. Possession for terrorist purposes.

58. Collection of information.

Inciting terrorism overseas

59. England and Wales.

60. Northern Ireland.

61. Scotland.

Terrorist bombing and finance offences

62. Terrorist bombing: jurisdiction.

63. Terrorist finance: jurisdiction.

64. Extradition.

PART VII

NORTHERN IRELAND

Scheduled offences

65. Scheduled offence: interpretation.

66. Preliminary inquiry.

67. Limitation of power to grant bail.

68. Bail: legal aid.

69. Maximum period of remand in custody.

70. Young persons: custody on remand, &c.

71. Directions under section 70.

72. Time limits for preliminary proceedings.

73. Time limits: supplementary.

74. Court for trial.

75. Mode of trial on indictment.

76. Admission in trial on indictment.

77. Possession: onus of proof.

78. Young persons: sentence.

79. Restricted remission.

80. Conviction during remission.

Powers of arrest, search, &c.

81. Arrest of suspected terrorists: power of entry.

82. Arrest and seizure: constables.

83. Arrest and seizure: armed forces.

84. Munitions and transmitters.

85. Explosives inspectors.

86. Unlawfully detained persons.

87. Examination of documents.

88. Examination of documents: procedure.

89. Power to stop and question.

90. Power of entry.

91. Taking possession of land, &c.

92. Road closure: permission.

93. Sections 91 and 92: supplementary.

94. Road closure: direction.

95. Sections 81 to 94: supplementary.

Miscellaneous

96. Preservation of the peace: regulations.

97. Port and border controls.

98. Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures.

99. Police and army powers: code of practice.

100. Video recording: code of practice.

101. Codes of practice: supplementary.

102. Compensation.

103. Terrorist information.

104. Police powers: records.

105. Powers.

106. Private security services.

Specified organisations

107. Specified organisations: interpretation.

108. Evidence.

109. Inferences.

110. Sections 108 and 109: supplementary.

111. Forfeiture orders.

Duration of Part VII

112. Expiry and revival.

113. Transitional provisions.

PART VIII

GENERAL

114. Police powers.

115. Officers' powers.

116. Powers to stop and search.

117. Consent to prosecution.

118. Crown servants, regulators, &c.

119. Evidence.

120. Interpretation.

121. Index of defined expressions.

122. Orders and regulations.

123. Directions.

124. Amendments and repeals.

125. Report to Parliament.

126. Money.

127. Commencement.

128. Transitional provisions.

129. Extent.

130. Short title.

SCHEDULES:

    Schedule 1 - Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996.

    Schedule 2 - Proscribed Organisations.

    Schedule 3 - The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission.

    Schedule 4 - Forfeiture Orders.

    Part I - England and Wales.

    Part II - Scotland.

    Part III - Northern Ireland.

    Part IV - Insolvency: United Kingdom Provisions.

    Schedule 5 - Terrorist Investigations.

    Part I - England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

    Part II - Scotland.

    Schedule 6 - Financial information.

    Schedule 7 - Port and Border Controls.

    Schedule 8 - Detention.

    Part I - Treatment of persons detained under section 41 or Schedule 7.

    Part II - Review of detention under section 41.

    Part III - Extension of detention under section 41.

    Schedule 9 - Scheduled Offences.

    Part I - Substantive Offences.

    Part II - Inchoate and Related Offences.

    Part III - Extra-Territorial Offences.

    Schedule 10 - Munitions and Transmitters: Search and Seizure.

    Schedule 11 - Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland.

    Schedule 12 - Compensation.

    Schedule 13 - Private Security Services.

    Schedule 14 - Exercise of Officers' Powers.

    Schedule 15 - Consequential Amendments.

    Schedule 16 - Repeals.

    Part I - Acts.

    Part II - Orders.

© Parliamentary copyright 2000
Prepared 21 March 2000