The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001

Interpretation

2.  In this Order the following expressions have, except where otherwise expressly provided, the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

• “body corporate” includes a Scottish partnership and, in relation to such a partnership, any reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a partner;

• “document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form;

• “funds” means financial assets and economic benefits of any kind, including (but not limited to) gold coin, gold bullion, cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; securities and debt instruments (including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, debenture stock and derivatives contracts); interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; credit, rights of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources, and any other instrument of export financing;

• “relevant institution” means—

  (a)

  an institution authorised under the Banking Act 1987(1);

  (b)

  a European authorised institution within the meaning of the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992(2) which has established a branch in the United Kingdom for the purpose of accepting deposits or other repayable funds from the public; and

  (c)

  a building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986(3);

• “terrorism” means the use or threat of action where—

  (a)

  (i)

  the action falls within sub-paragraph (b),

  (ii)

  the use or threat is designed to influence the government or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and

  (iii)

  the use or threat is made for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause;

  (b)

  action falls within this sub-paragraph if it—

  (i)

  involves serious violence against a person,

  (ii)

  involves serious damage to property,

  (iii)

  endangers a person’s life, other than that of the person committing the action,

  (iv)

  creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public, or

  (v)

  is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system;

  (c)

  the use or threat of action falling within sub-paragraph (b) which involves the use of firearms or explosives is terrorism whether or not sub-paragraph (a)(ii) is satisfied;

  (d)

  in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)—

  (i)

  “action” includes action outside the United Kingdom,

  (ii)

  a reference to any person or to property is a reference to any person, or to property, wherever situated,

  (iii)

  a reference to the public includes a reference to the public of a country other than that of the United Kingdom,

  (iv)

  “the government” means the government of the United Kingdom, of a part of the United Kingdom or of a country other than the United Kingdom.

(1)

1987 c. 22.

(2)

S.I. 1992/3218, amended by S.I.s 1993/3225, 1995/1217, 1995/1442, 1996/1669 and 1999/2094, Chapter II of Part I of Schedule 5 to the Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11) and sections 70(1) and 79(14) of and Part II of Schedule 6 to the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36).

(3)

1986 c. 53.