The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2017

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 1325

Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2017

Made

21st December 2017

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(3)(a) and (b) of the Terrorism Act 2000(1).

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

In accordance with section 123(4)(a) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Terrorism Act 2000.

Proscribed organisations

2.  In Schedule 2 to the Act (proscribed organisations), after the entry for National Action, insert the following entries—

• “al-Ashtar Brigades (Saraya al-Ashtar) (The Wa’ad Allah Brigades) (Islamic Allah Brigades) (Imam al-Mahdi Brigades) (al-Haydariyah Brigades)

• al-Mukhtar Brigades (Saraya al-Mukhtar)

• Hasam (Harakat Sawa’d Misr) (Harakat Hasm) (Hasm)

• Liwa al-Thawra”.

Deproscribed organisation

3.  In Schedule 2 to the Act (proscribed organisations), omit “Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin”(3).

Brandon Lewis

Minister of State

Home Office

21st December 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) makes provision about 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, if it operates under the same name as an organisation so listed (section 3(1)). Article 2 of this Order adds four organisations (with known aliases included in parentheses) to the list in that Schedule. Article 3 of this Order removes an organisation from the list in Schedule 2, so that it is no longer proscribed.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2000 c. 11; relevant amendments to section 3 were made 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 and 2016/1238.

(3)

“Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin” was added to Schedule 2 by S.I. 2005/2892.