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Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Temporary restrictions on travel

    1. CHAPTER 1 Powers to seize travel documents

      1. 1.Seizure of passports etc from persons suspected of involvement in terrorism

    2. CHAPTER 2 Temporary exclusion from the United Kingdom

      1. Imposition of temporary exclusion orders

        1. 2.Temporary exclusion orders

        2. 3.Temporary exclusion orders: prior permission of the court

        3. 4.Temporary exclusion orders: supplementary provision

      2. Permit to return

        1. 5.Permit to return

        2. 6.Issue of permit to return: application by individual

        3. 7.Issue of permit to return: deportation or urgent situation

        4. 8.Permit to return: supplementary provision

      3. Obligations after return to the United Kingdom

        1. 9.Obligations after return to the United Kingdom

      4. Offences and proceedings etc

        1. 10.Offences

        2. 11.Review of decisions relating to temporary exclusion orders

        3. 12.Temporary exclusion orders: proceedings and appeals against convictions

      5. Supplementary

        1. 13.Regulations: giving of notices, legislation relating to passports

        2. 14.Chapter 2: interpretation

        3. 15.Chapter 2: consequential amendments

  3. PART 2 Terrorism prevention and investigation measures

    1. 16.TPIMs: overnight residence measure

    2. 17.TPIMs: travel measure

    3. 18.TPIMs: weapons and explosives measure

    4. 19.TPIMs: appointments measure

    5. 20.TPIMs: miscellaneous amendments

  4. PART 3 Data retention

    1. 21.Retention of relevant internet data

  5. PART 4 Aviation, shipping and rail

    1. 22.Authority-to-carry schemes

    2. 23.Authority-to-carry schemes: entry into force etc

    3. 24.Penalty for breach of authority-to-carry scheme

    4. 25.Aviation, maritime and rail security

  6. PART 5 Risk of being drawn into terrorism

    1. CHAPTER 1 Preventing people being drawn into terrorism

      1. 26.General duty on specified authorities

      2. 27.Power to specify authorities

      3. 28.Power to specify authorities: Welsh and Scottish authorities

      4. 29.Power to issue guidance

      5. 30.Power to give directions: general

      6. 31.Freedom of expression in universities etc

      7. 32.Monitoring of performance: further and higher education bodies

      8. 33.Power to give directions: section 32

      9. 34.Enforcement

      10. 35.Chapter 1: interpretation

    2. CHAPTER 2 Support etc for people vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism

      1. 36.Assessment and support: local panels

      2. 37.Membership and proceedings of panels

      3. 38.Co-operation

      4. 39.Power to amend Chapter 2

      5. 40.Indemnification

      6. 41.Chapter 2: interpretation

  7. PART 6 Amendments of or relating to the Terrorism Act 2000

    1. 42.Insurance against payments made in response to terrorist demands

    2. 43.Port and border controls: power to examine goods

  8. PART 7 Miscellaneous and general

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 44.Reviews of operation of Part 1 etc

      2. 45.Reviews of operation of other terrorism legislation

      3. 46.Privacy and Civil Liberties Board

      4. 47.Review of certain naturalisation decisions by Special Immigration Appeals Commission

    2. General

      1. 48.Power to make consequential provision

      2. 49.Transitional provision

      3. 50.Financial provision

      4. 51.Extent

      5. 52.Commencement

      6. 53.Short title

  9. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Seizure of passports etc from persons suspected of involvement in terrorism

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Powers of search and seizure etc

      3. 3.Travel documents in possession of immigration officers or customs officials

      4. 4.Authorisation by senior police officer for retention of travel document

      5. 5.Retention or return of documents seized

      6. 6.Review of retention of travel documents

      7. 7.Detention of document for criminal proceedings etc

      8. 8.Extension of 14-day period by judicial authority

      9. 9.(1) The person to whom an application under paragraph 8...

      10. 10.(1) A person who has made an application under paragraph...

      11. 11.(1) A judicial authority may adjourn the hearing of an...

      12. 12.(1) If an extension is granted under paragraph 8 for...

      13. 13.Restriction on repeated use of powers

      14. 14.Persons unable to leave the United Kingdom

      15. 15.Offences

      16. 16.A qualified officer exercising a power under paragraph 2 has...

      17. 17.Accredited immigration officers and customs officials

      18. 18.Code of practice

      19. 19.(1) Before issuing the code of practice the Secretary of...

      20. 20.(1) The Secretary of State may revise the code of...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Urgent temporary exclusion orders: reference to the court etc

      1. 1.Application

      2. 2.Statement of urgency

      3. 3.Reference to court

      4. 4.Decision by court

      5. 5.Procedures on reference

      6. 6.Interpretation

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Temporary exclusion orders: proceedings

      1. 1.Introductory

      2. 2.Rules of court: general provision

      3. 3.Rules of court: disclosure

      4. 4.(1) Rules of court relating to TEO proceedings or appeal...

      5. 5.Article 6 rights

      6. 6.Rules of court: anonymity

      7. 7.Initial exercise of rule-making powers by Lord Chancellor

      8. 8.Use of advisers

      9. 9.(1) The Lord President of the Court of Session may...

      10. 10.Appointment of special advocate

      11. 11.Relationship with other powers to make rules of court and other proceedings

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Temporary exclusion orders: appeals against convictions

      1. 1.Right of appeal

      2. 2.Court in which appeal to be made

      3. 3.When the right of appeal arises

      4. 4.The appeal

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Aviation, maritime and rail security

      1. PART 1 Passenger, crew and service information

        1. 1.Amendments of the Immigration Act 1971

        2. 2.In section 27 of that Act (offences by persons connected...

        3. 3.Amendments consequential upon paragraph 1

        4. 4.In Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (port and...

        5. 5.Amendments of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

        6. 6.In section 32 (passenger and crew information: police powers), at...

        7. 7.After that section insert— Regulations requiring information to be provided...

        8. 8.(1) Section 34 (offence of failure to provide passenger information...

      2. PART 2 Directions etc relating to aviation, shipping and rail

        1. 9.Amendments of the Aviation Security Act 1982: information and directions

        2. 10.In consequence of the amendments made by paragraph 9(2), in...

        3. 11.Amendments of the Aviation Security Act 1982: civil penalties for breach of directions

        4. 12.Amendments of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990: information and directions

        5. 13.Amendments of the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994: information and directions

        6. 14.The amendments made by paragraph 13 do not affect the...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Specified authorities

      1. Local government

      2. Criminal justice

      3. Education, child care etc

      4. Health and social care

      5. Police

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Partners of local panels

      1. Ministers of the Crown and government departments

      2. Local government

      3. Criminal justice

      4. Education, child care etc

      5. Health and social care

      6. Police

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Port and border controls: power to examine goods

      1. 1.Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)

      2. 2.Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)

      3. 3.Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26)

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