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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-proscribed-organisations-appeal-commission-procedure-rules-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2007/9780110762470",
  "legislation_title": "The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-proscribed-organisations-appeal-commission-procedure-rules-2007",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules set out the procedure to be followed on appeals to the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (“the Commission”) under the Terrorism Act 2000 (c.11) against refusals by the Secretary of State to deproscribe organisations and in related proceedings before the Commission under section 7(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c.42). They replace the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/443).\nThe Rules also take account of an amendment to the Terrorism Act 2000 by the Terrorism Act 2006 (c.11) which empowers the Secretary of State to order that a name is to be treated as another name for a proscribed organisation and allows an appeal to the Commission against a refusal to order that that name cease to be treated as another name for the organisation (rules 2, 6 and 7).\nThe Rules follow the 2001 Rules in—\nrequiring the Commission to secure that information is not disclosed contrary to the public interest (rule 4);\nentitling the appellant to be legally represented (rule 33) ;\nsetting out the circumstances in which a special advocate is to be appointed to represent the interests of the appellant (rule 9);\nallowing appeals to be heard in the absence of the appellant and his representative, where necessary (rule 22);\nenabling applications to be made for permission to appeal to an appellate court on a point of law from a determination of the Commission (rule 30).\nThey also contain new provisions on, among other things—\nearly directions hearings (rule 11);\nfurther material (rule 13);\nclosed material (rules 14 and 15);\nredacting material (rules 14 and 16);\nthe withdrawal and striking out of appeals (rules 18 and 19);\nthe amendment of determinations (rules 28 and 29);\nthe effect of errors of procedure and the correction of determinations (rules 37 and 38).\nA regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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