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The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act Proceedings) Rules 2001

S.I. 2001/127 · Made 22 January 2001

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Made 22nd January 2001

Laid before Parliament 29th January 2001

Coming into force 19th February 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 7(9)(a) and (b) of the Human Rights Act 1998f1, hereby makes the following Rules:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 42.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appropriate tribunal for Human Rights Act proceedings
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act Proceedings) Rules 2001 and shall come into force on 19th February 2001.

2Appropriate tribunal for Human Rights Act proceedings

(1)

The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission established by section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2000f1 shall be the appropriate tribunal for the purposes of section 7 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in relation to any proceedings under subsection (1)(a) of that section (proceedings for actions incompatible with Convention rights) which fall within paragraph (2) of this rule.

(2)

Proceedings fall within this paragraph if they are proceedings against the Secretary of State in respect of a refusal by him to exercise his power under section 3(3)(b) of the Terrorism Act 2000 to remove an organisation from Schedule 2 to that Act.

Signature

Jack Straw

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

22nd January 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

The effect of these Rules is that the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission is the appropriate tribunal for the purposes of section 7 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in relation to proceedings under section 7(1)(a) of that Act, where such proceedings relate to a refusal by the Secretary of State to remove an organisation from Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000.

These Rules, to the extent made under section 7(9)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998, apply for the purposes of any proceedings before the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission outside Scotland, including Northern Ireland.

These Rules, to the extent made under section 7(9)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998, apply for the purposes of any proceedings before the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission in Scotland.