Appeals and court proceedings

17Jurisdiction in relation to decisions under this Act

1

TPIM decisions are not to be questioned in any legal proceedings other than—

a

proceedings in the court; or

b

proceedings on appeal from such proceedings.

2

The court is the appropriate tribunal for the purposes of section 7 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in relation to proceedings all or any part of which call a TPIM decision into question.

3

In this Act “TPIM decision” means—

a

a decision made by the Secretary of State in exercise or performance of any power or duty under any of sections 2 to 15 or under Schedule 1 or 2;

b

a decision made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise or performance of any such power or duty;

c

a decision by a constable to give a direction by virtue of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 (movement directions measure) or paragraph 10(1)(b) of that Schedule (reporting measure);

d

a decision by a person to give a direction by virtue of paragraph 12(2)(d) of Schedule 1 (monitoring measure).