The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024

Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 123(4)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2024 No.

PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024

Made

Coming into force

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

The Secretary of State believes that the organisation to be added to Schedule 2 to that Act(2) by article 2 of this Order is concerned in terrorism(3).

In accordance with section 123(4)(a) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a 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) Order 2024.

(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) This Order extends to the United Kingdom.

Proscribed organisation

2.  In Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (proscribed organisations), after the entry for “Wagner Group”, insert—

• “Hizb ut-Tahrir”.

Minister of State

Home Office

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

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

Article 2 of this Order adds Hizb ut-Tahrir to the list in Schedule 2 as a new entry.

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

(1)

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

(2)

Schedule 2 has been amended by S.I. 2001/1261, 2002/2724, 2005/2892, 2006/2016, 2007/2184, 2008/1645, 2008/1931, 2010/611, 2011/108, 2012/1771, 2012/2937, 2013/1746, 2013/3172, 2014/927, 2014/1624, 2014/3189, 2015/55, 2015/959, 2016/391, 2016/770, 2016/1238, 2017/1325, 2019/406, 2019/1446, 2020/200, 2020/743, 2021/501, 2021/853, 2021/1318 and 2023/1003.

(3)

“Terrorism” has the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000, and section 1(1) was amended by the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11) and the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28).