Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 31st October 2000 provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000 relating to the following matters:

(a)

regulations relating to applications for deproscription;

(b)

establishment of the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (“POAC”);

(c)

orders specifying certain monetary instruments as `terrorist cash';

(d)

rules of court relating to detention and forfeiture of terrorist cash;

(e)

regulations to apply or disapply to certain Crown servants provisions relating to terrorist property offences and terrorist information;

(f)

procedure etc for the making of orders and regulations by the Secretary of State;

(g)

the procedure of POAC and rules for appeals to, and proceedings of, POAC;

(h)

rules of court for enforcement of certain forfeiture and restraint orders;

(i)

orders to equate Islands or external insolvency practitioners' rights with those of UK practitioners;

(j)

rules of court for production and access orders;

(k)

Crown Court Rules or Act of Adjournal for applications for customer information orders;

(l)

order specifying classes of persons as `financial institutions';

(m)

orders specifying classes of information as `customer information';

(n)

orders relating to the supplying of information by ship or aircraft passengers to examining officers;

(o)

orders relating to the supplying of information by ship or aircraft owners or agents to examining officers;

(p)

designation of places at which persons may be detained under Schedule 7 or section 41, and

(q)

orders requiring solicitor to be present at certain interviews.