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Other safeguards

22Section 21: supplementary provision

(1)This section applies if the Secretary of State’s TPIM powers expire or are repealed under section 21.

(2)A TPIM notice which is in force immediately before expiry or repeal is to—

(a)continue in force for the period of 28 days beginning with expiry or repeal; and

(b)be treated as if revoked by the Secretary of State at the end of that period.

(3)Subsection (2)(a) is subject to—

(a)any variation under section 12(1)(a) or (b), and

(b)any revocation or quashing.

(4)Except as provided for in subsection (5) or (6), TPIM proceedings may neither continue nor be begun after expiry or repeal.

(5)TPIM proceedings of a kind set out in subsection (7) may continue, or be begun, after expiry or repeal, but only for the purpose of determining one or more of the following matters—

(a)whether a TPIM notice should be quashed;

(b)whether measures imposed by a TPIM notice should be quashed;

(c)whether to make a declaration under paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 2.

(6)Proceedings for an award of damages or other relief arising out of any TPIM proceedings of a kind set out in subsection (7)(a) to (c) may continue, or be begun, after expiry or repeal.

(7)The TPIM proceedings referred to in subsections (5) and (6) are—

(a)a reference made under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 before expiry or repeal;

(b)a hearing in pursuance of directions under section 8(2) or (4);

(c)an appeal under section 16;

(d)an appeal, or further appeal, relating to a decision in any proceedings mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c).

(8)If, after expiry of the Secretary of State’s TPIM powers, the powers are revived under section 21(2)(b)—

(a)all TPIM notices, including any which were in force before expiry, are to be taken into account in determining whether there is new terrorism-related activity for the purposes of section 3(6);

(b)the expiry of those powers does not prevent them from being exercised after revival in relation to any TPIM notice which—

(i)expired or was revoked before the expiry of the powers or during the relevant 28 day period, or

(ii)is, in accordance with subsection (2)(b) of this section, treated as if revoked at the end of the relevant 28 day period;

and for this purpose “relevant 28 day period” means the period of 28 days beginning with the expiry of the powers that is mentioned in subsection (2)(b).