Section 34 InterpretationI1I2
United Kingdom
In this Part—
F1“the Commission” means the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission established under section 5(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000;
“conduct” includes omissions and statements;
“designated body” has the meaning given by section 33A(3);
“the designated body condition” has the meaning given by section 33B;
“designation” means a designation under section 33A;
“enactment” includes—
- (a)
an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978);
- (b)
an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;
- (c)
an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
- (d)
an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
- (e)
retained direct EU legislation;
- (a)
“foreign power” has the meaning given by section 32;
“the foreign power condition” has the meaning given by section 31;
“foreign power threat activity” and “involvement”, in relation to such activity, have the meaning given by section 33;
“information” includes information about tactics, techniques and procedures;
“the maximum term for summary offences” means—
- (a)
in relation to an offence committed before the time when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, 6 months;
- (b)
in relation to an offence committed after that time, 51 weeks.
- (a)
In this Part references to a part of the United Kingdom are references to—
England and Wales,
Scotland, or
Northern Ireland.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 34(1) inserted (8.7.2026) by National Security (State Threats) Act 2026 (c. 24), s. 7(1), Sch. para. 25
Commencement
- I1
S. 34 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)
- I2
S. 34 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)