The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Authorised Officers) Order 2024

Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 123(4)(m) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2024 No.

PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Authorised Officers) Order 2024

Made

Coming into force

26th April 2024

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7(3) and (4) of Schedule 14 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”)(1).

The Secretary of State has—

(a)

under paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 14 to the 2000 Act, revised the code of practice issued under paragraph 6(1) of that Schedule in connection with the exercise by authorised officers of functions conferred on them by virtue of the terrorist property provisions(2);

(b)

in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(a), (b) and (c) and (2) of that Schedule, published a draft of the revised code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft, modified the draft as the Secretary of State thought appropriate in the light of any representations made and laid the draft before Parliament.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament under section 123(4)(m) of the 2000 Act and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Authorised Officers) Order 2024 and comes into force on 26th April 2024.

(2) This Order extends to the United Kingdom.

Revised code of practice

2.  The revised code of practice entitled “Code of Practice for Officers acting under Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001” and laid before Parliament in draft on 22nd January 2024 comes into operation on 26th April 2024.

Revocation

3.  The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Authorised Officers) Order 2018(3) is revoked.

Signed

Name

Minister of State

Home Office

XXX March 2024

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation on 26th April 2024 a revised code of practice issued by the Secretary of State under the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) in respect of functions conferred by Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24) (“the 2001 Act”) in relation to terrorist property. This is necessitated by amendments concerning cryptoassets which the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56) made to the 2001 Act.

Article 3 revokes a previous instrument which brought into force the previous code of practice.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2000 c. 11. Relevant amendments to Schedule 14 were made by section 2 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24) and paragraph 8 of Schedule 9 to the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Police Act 2014 (c. 12).

(2)

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 defines “the terrorist property provisions” as meaning Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

(3)

S.I. 2018/81.