Section 7 Short title, interpretation and extent etc.

United Kingdom

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Terrorism (Additional Powers) Act 1996.

(2)

In this Act “the 1989 Act” means the M1Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989.

(3)

Section 3 and this section extend to the United Kingdom.

(4)

Paragraph 7 of the Schedule inserted in the 1989 Act by the Schedule to this Act extends only to England and Wales.

(5)

Paragraph 8 of the Schedule so inserted extends only to Scotland.

(6)

Otherwise, the provisions of this Act extend only to Great Britain.

(7)

In section 28(2) of the 1989 Act (extent of Act)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) (provisions not extending to Northern Ireland)—

(i)

after “13A”, insert “ 13B ”; and

(ii)

for “Part IVA” substitute “ Parts IVA and IVB ”;

(b)

in paragraph (b) (provisions extending only to England and Wales), the first “and” is repealed and after “Schedule 5” insert “ , paragraph 7 of Schedule 6A and paragraph 2A of Schedule 7 ”;

(c)

in paragraph (c) (provisions extending only to Scotland), after “Schedule 4” insert “ , paragraph 8 of Schedule 6A ”; and

(d)

in paragraph (d) (provisions extending only to England and Wales and Northern Ireland) after “Schedule 7” insert “ except paragraph 2A ”.

(8)

For the purposes of section 27 of the 1989 Act, any amendments made in that Act by a provision of this Act shall be treated as having been continued in force by the order under subsection (6) of that section which has effect at the time when this Act is passed.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1989 c. 4.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (19.2.2001) by 2000 c. 11, s. 125(2), Sch. 16 Pt. I; S.I. 2001/421, art. 2