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Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1318

Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2021

Made

25th November 2021

Coming into force

26th November 2021

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(3)(c) of the Terrorism Act 2000(1).

The Secretary of State believes that Harakat al Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas) is concerned in terrorism(2).

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

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2021 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) This Order extends to the United Kingdom.

Proscribed organisation

2.  In Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations)(3), for “Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem Brigades”, substitute “Harakat al Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas)”.

Priti Patel

Secretary of State

Home Office

25th November 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

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

Article 2 substitutes the name of an entire organisation – commonly known as Hamas – for the name of the part of that organisation previously listed, so that the organisation is proscribed in its entirety.

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

(1)

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

(2)

“Terrorism” has the meaning in section 1(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000, as amended by the Terrorism Act 2006 and the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28).