{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-terrorist-assets-rules-2017/rule-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-terrorist-assets-rules-2017/rule-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1296",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Terrorist Assets) Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-terrorist-assets-rules-2017",
  "path": "rule/2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Rules—\n(a) “the Act” means the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, and “Schedule 1” means Schedule 1 to the Act;\n(b) “document” includes any notification required to be given under these Rules;\n(c) “electronic communication” has the meaning given by section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;\n(ca) “freezing order” means an order made under—\n(i) paragraph 10S(2) of Schedule 1 (account freezing orders);\n(ii) paragraph 10Z7BB(2) of Schedule 1 (crypto wallet freezing orders);\n(cb) “order for further detention” means an order made under—\n(i) paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 (further detention of seized cash);\n(ii) paragraph 10D(1) of Schedule 1 (further detention of seized property);\n(iii) paragraph 10Z7AC(1) or (4) of Schedule 1 (further detention of cryptoasset-related items);\n(iv) paragraph 10Z7AG(1) or (4) (further detention of cryptoassets);\n(d) words and expressions used otherwise have the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 2(ca)(cb) inserted (7.11.2024) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention, Freezing and Forfeiture of Terrorist Cryptoassets, and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/1042), rules 1(1), 24(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 2 in force at 31.1.2018, see rule 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2001 c. 24. Part 4A of Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 was inserted by Schedule 3 to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. Section 15(1) is amended by section 406 of, and paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1296/rule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:04:17.973103+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}