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The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020

S.I. 2020/743 · Made 16 July 2020

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Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism

Made 16th July 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(3) of the Terrorism Act 2000f1.

The Secretary of State believes that the organisation to be added to Schedule 2 to that Actf2 by article 2 of this Order is concerned in terrorism.

In accordance with section 123(4)(a) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 11. Section 3 has been amended by sections 21 and 22 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11).

f2

Schedule 2 has been amended by S.I. 2001/1261, 2002/2724, 2005/2892, 2006/2016, 2007/2184, 2008/1645, 2008/1931, 2010/611, 2011/108, 2012/1771, 2012/2937, 2013/1746, 2013/3172, 2014/927, 2014/1624, 2014/3189, 2015/55, 2015/959, 2016/391, 2016/770, 2016/1238, 2017/1325, 2019/406 and 2020/200.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Proscribed organisations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Proscribed organisations

In Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (proscribed organisations), after the entry for “Sonnenkrieg Division”, insert “Feuerkrieg Division”.

Signature

James Brokenshire

Minister of State

Home Office

16th July 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) makes provision about proscribed organisations (including setting out offences in relation to such organisations in sections 11 to 13). An organisation is proscribed if it is listed in Schedule 2 to that Act or, in most cases, if it operates under the same name as an organisation so listed (section 3(1)).

Article 2 of this Order adds Feuerkrieg Division to the list in Schedule 2 as a new entry.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.