Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021

3 Offences relevant for provisions of this Act relating to Northern Ireland

(1) The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 12 (interpretation of Chapter 3 of Part 2 (dangerous offenders and other terrorist offenders))—

(a) in paragraph (3), before the definition of “life sentence” insert—

• ““determination of terrorist connection”, in relation to an offence, means a determination by the court that the offence has a terrorist connection under section 30 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008;”;

(b) after paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) Schedule 2A specifies certain terrorism offences, and other offences which may be determined to have a terrorist connection, for the purposes of various provisions of this Chapter and Chapter 4, and makes related provision.

(7) In this Chapter “serious terrorism offence” means—

(a) an offence within Part 2 of Schedule 2A (terrorism offences punishable with life imprisonment); or

(b) an offence within Part 3 of that Schedule (offences with possible terrorist connection punishable with life imprisonment) in respect of which a determination of terrorist connection is made.”

(3) After Schedule 2 insert, as Schedule 2A, the Schedule set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.