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Terrorism Act 2006
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39Short title, commencement and extentU.K.
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(1)This Act may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2006.
(2)This Act (apart from this section) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(3)An order made under subsection (2) may make different provision for different purposes.
(4)Subject to section 17(6), an amendment or repeal by this Act of another enactment has the same extent as the enactment amended or repealed.
(5)Subject to section 17(6) and to subsection (4) of this section, this Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
(6)Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that any provisions of this Act shall extend, with such modifications as appear to Her Majesty to be appropriate, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
(7)In subsection (6) “modification” includes omissions, additions and alterations.
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C1S. 39(6) modified (12.2.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 95(1), 97(4)
C2S. 39(6) modified (12.2.2015) by Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6), ss. 51(4), 52(5)
C3S. 39(6) power applied (12.2.2019) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), ss. 26(8), 27(1)(c)
C4S. 39(6) power extended (30.4.2021) by Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), ss. 49(8), 50(1)(h)
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