Explanatory note

This Order makes provision for the purpose of enabling the enforcement in the United Kingdom of certain types of order made by a court in a designated country or territory. The types of order in question are orders which provide for the forfeiture of terrorist property (“external forfeiture orders”), or orders which make provision prohibiting dealing with property which is subject to an external forfeiture order or in respect of which such an order could be made in proceedings which have been or are to be instituted in the designated country or territory (an external restraint order). Parts II, III and IV of this Order make provision in respect of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

Article 2 revokes the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (Enforcement of External Orders) Order 1995, which was made under the provisions equivalent to those in Schedule 4 to the Terrorism Act 2000 in the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. That order made identical provision for the enforcement in the United Kingdom of external forfeiture and restraint orders, but designated only India. This Order replaces that Order, but in contrast to it designates a number of countries and territories (specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule).