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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-anti-terrorism-crime-and-security-act-2001-continuance-in-force-of-sections-21-to-23-order-2004/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110484940",
  "legislation_title": "Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Continuance in force of sections 21 to 23) Order 2004",
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  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order continues in force for a period of one year, beginning with 14th March 2004, sections 21 to 23 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, which would otherwise expire at the end of 13th March 2004 in accordance with the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Continuance in force of sections 21 to 23) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/691) made under section 29(2)(c) of that Act.\nThese provisions enable a person in respect of whom the Secretary of State issues a certificate under section 21 (a “suspected international terrorist”) to be detained under the Immigration Act 1971 despite the fact that the person’s removal from the United Kingdom is prevented by a point of law relating to an international agreement or a practical consideration.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "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."
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