2.—(1) The following provisions of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (“the Act”), namely—

(a) section 1, together with Schedule 1,

(b) section 2,

(c) section 3, together with Schedule 2, and

(d) Part 1 of Schedule 8,

shall come into force on 20th December 2001.

(2) The coming into force of the repeal of section 31 of the Terrorism Act 2000(1) in Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Act shall not affect the continuance in force of the Magistrates' Courts (Terrorism Act 2000) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2001(2).

(1)

2000 c. 11

(2)

S.R. (N.I.) 2001 No. 65.