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The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/2724 · Made 31 October 2002

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PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

Made 31st October 2002

Coming into force 1st November 2002

Whereas the Secretary of State believes that the organisations set out in article 2 of the following Order are concerned in terrorism;

And whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3(3)(a) and (c) of the Terrorism Act 2000f1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 11; by virtue of section 3(4), the power in section 3(3)(a) may be exercised only in respect of an organisation that the Secretary of State believes to be concerned in terrorism.

Contents

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

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Proscribed organisations

The following organisations are hereby added to Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000f1.

  • Abu Sayyaf Group

  • Asbat Al-Ansar

  • Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

  • Jemaah Islamiyah.

3Proscribed organisations

Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 shall be amended by adding at the end of the note to the Schedule the words:

  • “The entry for Jemaah Islamiyah refers to the organisation using that name that is based in south-east Asia, members of which were arrested by the Singapore authorities in December 2001 in connection with a plot to attack US and other Western targets in Singapore.”.

Signature

David Blunkett

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

31st October 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order adds the organisations mentioned in article 2 to the list of proscribed organisations in Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000. Article 3 adds a note to Schedule 2 providing that the fourth organisation listed is the organisation of that name that is based in south-east Asia, members of which were arrested by the Singapore authorities in December 2001 in connection with a plot to attack US and other Western targets in Singapore.