The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 55

Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2015

Made

22nd January 2015

Coming into force

23rd January 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(3)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000(1).

The Secretary of State believes that the organisations to be added to Schedule 2 to that Act 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 2015 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Proscribed organisations

2.  In Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (proscribed organisations)(2), after the entry for Jaysh al Khalifatu Islamiya (Army of the Islamic Caliphate) (Majahideen of the Caucasus and the Levant), insert the following entries—

“Jund Al-Aqsa (Soldiers of Al-Aqsa)

Jund al Khalifa–Algeria (Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria)”.

James Brokenshire

Minister of State

Home Office

22nd January 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 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)). Article 2 of this Order adds “Jund Al-Aqsa (Soldiers of Al-Aqsa)” and “Jund al Khalifa-Algeria (Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria)” to the list in that Schedule.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors 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 and 2014/3189.