Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

14 Chapter 2: interpretation

(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) These expressions have the meanings given—

• “act” and “conduct” include omissions and statements;

• “act of terrorism” includes anything constituting an action taken for the purposes of terrorism, within the meaning of the Terrorism Act 2000 (see section 1(5) of that Act);

• “condition A”, “condition B”, “condition C”, “condition D” or “condition E” means that condition as set out in section 2;

• “court” means—

  (a)

  in the case of proceedings relating to an individual whose principal place of residence is in Scotland, the Outer House of the Court of Session;

  (b)

  in the case of proceedings relating to an individual whose principal place of residence is in Northern Ireland, the High Court in Northern Ireland;

  (c)

  in any other case, the High Court in England and Wales;

• “permit to return” has the meaning given in section 5;

• “temporary exclusion order” has the meaning given in section 2;

• “terrorism” has the same meaning as in the Terrorism Act 2000 (see section 1(1) to (4) of that Act).

(3) An individual is—

(a) subject to a temporary exclusion order if a temporary exclusion order is in force in relation to the individual; and

(b) subject to an obligation imposed under section 9 if an obligation is imposed on the individual by a notice in force under that section.

(4) Involvement in terrorism-related activity is any one or more of the following—

(a) the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism;

(b) conduct that facilitates the commission, preparation or instigation of such acts, or is intended to do so;

(c) conduct that gives encouragement to the commission, preparation or instigation of such acts, or is intended to do so;

(d) conduct that gives support or assistance to individuals who are known or believed by the individual concerned to be involved in conduct falling within paragraph (a).

It is immaterial whether the acts of terrorism in question are specific acts of terrorism or acts of terrorism in general.

(5) It is immaterial whether an individual’s involvement in terrorism-related activity occurs before or after the coming into force of section 2.

(6) References to an individual’s return to the United Kingdom include, in the case of an individual who has never been in the United Kingdom, a reference to the individual’s coming to the United Kingdom for the first time.

(7) References to deportation include references to any other kind of expulsion.