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The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/58 · Made 19 January 2009

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Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism

Made 19th January 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 100(5) of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 28.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009.

2

The following provisions of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 shall come into force on 16th February 2009—

(a)

section 29 (consent to prosecution of offence committed outside UK);

(b)

section 74 (inquiries: intercept evidence);

(c)

section 75 (amendment of definition of “terrorism” etc);

(d)

section 76 (offences relating to information about members of armed forces etc), together with Schedule 8 (offences relating to information about members of armed forces etc: supplementary provisions);

(e)

section 77 (terrorist property: disclosure of information about possible offences);

(f)

sections 78 to 81 (control orders);

(g)

section 82 (pre-charge detention: minor amendments);

(h)

sections 83 to 84 (forfeiture of terrorist cash);

(i)

section 99 in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 9 mentioned in sub-paragraph (j); and

(j)

the entries in Part 2 (disclosure of information and the intelligence services), Part 4 (financial restrictions proceedings), Part 5 (control orders) and Part 6 (pre-charge detention) of Schedule 9 (repeals and revocations).

Signature

Vernon Coaker

Minister of State

Home Office

19th January 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 16th February 2009 the provisions of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 listed in article 2.