Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 123(3)(b) of the Terrorism Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2001 No. (S. )
Terrorism (Interviews) (Scotland) Order 2001
Made
Coming into force
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
This Order may be cited as the Terrorism (Interviews) (Scotland) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 19th February 2001.
2
In this Order—
“the Act” means the Terrorism Act 2000;
“terrorist investigation” has the same meaning as in section 32 of the Act,
and the references to Schedule 7 and section 41 are references to that Schedule to, and that section of, the Act.
Presence of detained person’s solicitor at interview3
Where a person detained under Schedule 7 or section 41 at a police station in Scotland has been permitted to consult a solicitor, the solicitor shall, subject to the condition specified in article 4 below, be allowed to be present at any interview carried out in connection with a terrorist investigation or for the purposes of Schedule 7 (port and border controls).
Specified condition4
The condition mentioned in article 3 above is that the solicitor’s behaviour during the interview will not interfere with, or obstruct, the conduct of the interview.
(This note is not part of the Order)