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The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2021 in England

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Draft 2021, ISBN 9780348222555

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 123(4)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism

Made ***

Coming into force ***

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(3)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000f1.

The Secretary of State believes that the organisation to be added to Schedule 2 to that Actf2 by article 3 of this Order is concerned in terrorismf3.

In accordance with section 123(4)(a) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 11. Section 3 has been amended by sections 21 and 22 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11).

f2

Schedule 2 has been amended by S.I. 2001/1261, 2002/2724, 2005/2892, 2006/2016, 2007/2184, 2008/1645, 2008/1931, 2010/611, 2011/108, 2012/1771, 2012/2937, 2013/1746, 2013/3172, 2014/927, 2014/1624, 2014/3189, 2015/55, 2015/959, 2016/391, 2016/770, 2016/1238, 2017/1325, 2019/406, 2019/1446, 2020/200 and 2020/743.

f3

“Terrorism” has the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000, and section 1(1) was amended by the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11) and the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 3Proscribed organisation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2021 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Citation, commencement and extent

This Order extends to the United Kingdom.

3Proscribed organisation

In Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (proscribed organisations), after the entry for Feuerkrieg Division, insert the following entry—

“Atomwaffen Division (AWD), including National Socialist Order (NSO)”.

Signature

Minister of State

Home Office

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) makes provision about proscribed organisations (including setting out offences in relation to such organisations in sections 11 to 13). An organisation is proscribed if it is listed in Schedule 2 to that Act or, in most cases, if it operates under the same name as an organisation so listed (section 3(1)).

Article 3 of this Order adds Atomwaffen Division (National Socialist Order) to the list in Schedule 2 as a new entry.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.