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The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/2184 · Made 24 July 2007

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PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

Made 24th July 2007

Coming into force 25th July 2007

The Secretary of State, believing that the organisations referred to in article 2 of the following Order are concerned in terrorism, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 3(3)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000f1;

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

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c.11; relevant amendments to section 3 were made by section 21 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c.11).

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) Order 2007 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Proscribed organisations

The following organisations are added at the end of Schedule 2 (Proscribed Organisations) to the Terrorism Act 2000f1:

  • Jammat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh

  • Tehrik Nefaz-e Shari’at Muhammadi.

Signature

Tony McNulty

Minister of State

Home Office

24th July 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 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 operates under the same name as an organisation so listed (section 3(1)). This Order adds the organisations referred to in article 2 to the list in that Schedule.