The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) Rules 2007

Interpretation

2.  In these Rules—

“the 1998 Act” means the Human Rights Act 1998(1);

“the 2000 Act” means the Terrorism Act 2000;

“appellant” includes the designated person, except—

(i)

in the definition of “special advocate” in this rule;

(ii)

in rule 7;

(iii)

in relation to the second reference to it in rule 9(2);

(iv)

in rule 9(3);

(v)

in relation to the first reference to it in rule 9(5);

(vi)

in rule 33(1);

“chairman” means the chairman of the Commission;

“closed material” means—

(i)

material upon which the Secretary of State wishes to rely in any proceedings before the Commission; or

(ii)

information which he is required to file pursuant to a direction under rule 13(5);

but which he objects to disclosing to the appellant or his representative;

“Commission” means the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission;

“designated person” means the person designated under rule 8;

“organisation” means an organisation—

(i)

which is listed in Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act or which operates under the same name as an organisation which is so listed; or

(ii)

in respect of which the Secretary of State has made an order under section 3(6) of that Act(2) that a name not specified in that Schedule is to be treated as another name for that organisation;

“representative” means a person representing the appellant in accordance with rule 33;

“special advocate” means a person appointed under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act to represent the interests of the appellant.

(1)

1998 c.42.

(2)

Section 3(6) was inserted by section 22(1) and (2) of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11).