http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/28/section/51Counter-Terrorism Act 2008An Act to confer further powers to gather and share information for counter-terrorism and other purposes; to make further provision about the detention and questioning of terrorist suspects and the prosecution and punishment of terrorist offences; to impose notification requirements on persons convicted of such offences; to confer further powers to act against terrorist financing, money laundering and certain other activities; to provide for review of certain Treasury decisions and about evidence in, and other matters connected with, review proceedings; to amend the law relating to inquiries; to amend the definition of “terrorism”; to amend the enactments relating to terrorist offences, control orders and the forfeiture of terrorist cash; to provide for recovering the costs of policing at certain gas facilities; to amend provisions about the appointment of special advocates in Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes. 9texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-09Expert Participation2026-06-29 Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 11(6A)-(6E)Crime and Security Act 2010s. 20(2)(b)s. 59(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 11(7)(aa)Crime and Security Act 2010s. 20(2)(c)s. 59(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 11ACrime and Security Act 2010s. 20(3)s. 59(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 18(3A)-(3J)Crime and Security Act 2010s. 21(4)s. 59(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 18(4)-(4B)Crime and Security Act 2010s. 21(5)s. 59(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 18(3G)(f)Crime and Courts Act 2013Sch. 8 para. 188(a)s. 61(2)art. 3(v)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 18(3G)(f)Crime and Courts Act 2013Sch. 8 para. 188(b)s. 61(2)art. 3(v)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 40(2)(aa)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 26 para. 2(2)s. 255(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 40(4)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 26 para. 2(3)s. 255(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 57ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 26 para. 4s. 255(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 59(1)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 26 para. 5(2)s. 255(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 59(2)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 26 para. 5(3)s. 255(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008s. 61(5)(aa)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 26 para. 6(3)s. 255(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008Sch. 4ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 26 para. 8s. 255(1)Counter-Terrorism Act 2008Sch. 6ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 26 para. 9s. 255(1) Part 4511For the purposes of section 50(2) (method of notification) a person's “local police area” means—athe police area in which the person's home address is situated;bin the absence of a home address, the police area in which the home address last notified is situated;cin the absence of a home address and of any such notification, the police area in which the court of trial was situated.2In subsection (1)(c) “the court of trial” means—athe court by or before which the conviction or finding was made by virtue of which the notification requirements apply to the person, orbif that conviction or finding was one substituted on an appeal or reference, the court by or before which the proceedings were taken from which the appeal or reference was brought.3This section and section 50(2) apply in relation to Northern Ireland as if Northern Ireland were a police area.4This section and section 50(2) apply in relation to Scotland as if Scotland were a police area.S. 51 in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/1493, art. 2(a)S. 51(4) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 60(4)