The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 406

Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019

Made

28th February 2019

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(3) 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 and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Proscribed organisations

2.—(1) Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (proscribed organisations) is amended as follows.

(2) For “The military wing of Hizballah, including the Jihad Council and all units reporting to it (including the Hizballah External Security Organisation)” substitute “Hizballah (Party of God)”.

(3) After the entry for Liwa al-Thawra, insert the following entries—

“Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM) (Nusrat al-Islam) (Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen) (NIM), including Ansar al-Dine (AAD), Macina Liberation Front (MLF), al-Murabitun, al-Qa’ida in the Maghreb and az-Zallaqa

Ansaroul Islam (Ansar ul Islam) (Ansaroul Islam Lil Irchad Wal Jihad)”.

Sajid Javid

Secretary of State

Home Office

28th February 2019

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)).

This Order adds three organisations to the list in that Schedule. Paragraph (2) of article 2 substitutes the name of an entire organisation for the name of the part of that organisation previously listed, so that the organisation is proscribed it its entirety. Paragraph (3) adds two organisations to the list in Schedule 2 as new entries.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector 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, 2016/1238 and 2017/1325.