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Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

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  1. Introduction

  2. Summary and Background

  3. Overview of the Structure of the Act

  4. Territorial Extent and Application

  5. Part 1: Temporary Restrictions on Travel

    1. Summary and Background

    2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Chapter 1: Powers to seize travel documents

        1. Section 1: Seizure of passports etc from persons suspected of involvement in terrorism

      2. Schedule 1: Seizure of passports etc from persons suspected of involvement in terrorism

      3. Chapter 2: Temporary exclusion from the United Kingdom

        1. Section 2: Temporary exclusion orders

        2. Section 3: Temporary exclusion orders: prior permission of the court

        3. Schedule 2: Urgent temporary exclusion orders: reference to the court etc

        4. Section 4: Temporary exclusion orders: supplementary provision

        5. Section 5: Permit to return

        6. Section 6: Issue of permit to return: application by individual

        7. Section 7: Issue of permit to return: deportation or urgent situation

        8. Section 8: Permit to return: supplementary provision

        9. Section 9: Obligations after return to the United Kingdom

        10. Section 10: Offences

        11. Section 11: Review of decisions relating to temporary exclusion orders

        12. Section 12: Temporary exclusion orders: proceedings and appeals against convictions

        13. Schedule 3: Temporary exclusion orders: proceedings

        14. Schedule 4: Temporary exclusion orders: appeals against convictions

        15. Section 13: Regulations: giving of notices, legislation relating to passports

        16. Section 14: Chapter 2: interpretation

        17. Section 15: Chapter 2: consequential amendments

  6. Part 2: Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures

    1. Summary and Background

    2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Section 16: TPIMs: overnight residence measure

      2. Section 17: TPIMs: travel measure

      3. Section 18: TPIMs: weapons and explosives measure

      4. Section 19: TPIMs: appointments measure

      5. Section 20: TPIMs: miscellaneous amendments

  7. Part 3: Data Retention

    1. Summary and Background

    2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Section 21: Retention of relevant internet data

  8. Part 4: Aviation, Shipping and Rail

    1. Summary and Background

    2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Section 22:  Authority-to-carry schemes

      2. Section 23: Authority-to-carry schemes: entry into force etc

      3. Section 24: Penalty for breach of authority-to-carry scheme

      4. Section 25: Aviation, shipping and rail security

      5. Schedule 5: Aviation, Maritime and Rail Security

        1. Part 1: Passenger, Crew and Service Information

          1. Amendments to the Immigration Act 1971

          2. Amendments to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

        2. Part 2: Directions etc relating to aviation, shipping and rail

          1. Amendments to the Aviation Security Act 1982: information and directions

          2. Amendments to the Aviation Security Act 1982: civil penalties for breach of directions

          3. Amendments to the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990: information and directions

          4. Amendments to the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994: information and directions

  9. Part 5: Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism Etc

    1. Summary and Background

    2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Chapter 1: Preventing people being drawn into terrorism

        1. Section 26: General duty on specified authorities

        2. Section 27: Power to specify authorities

        3. Section 28: Power to specify authorities: Welsh and Scottish authorities

        4. Section 29: Power to issue guidance

        5. Section 30: Power to give directions: general

        6. Section 31: Freedom of expression in universities etc

        7. Section 32: Monitoring of performance: further and higher education bodies

        8. Section 33: Power to give directions: section 32

        9. Section 34: Enforcement

        10. Section 35: Chapter 1: interpretation

      2. Schedule 6: Specified authorities

      3. Chapter 2: Support etc for people vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism

        1. Section 36: Assessment and support: local panels

        2. Section 37: Membership and proceedings of panels

        3. Section 38: Co-operation

        4. Section 39: Power to amend Chapter 2

        5. Section 40: Indemnification

        6. Section 41: Chapter 2: interpretation

  10. Part 6: Amendments of Or Relating to the Terrorism Acts

    1. Summary and Background

    2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Section 42: Insurance against payments made in response to terrorist demands

      2. Section 43: Port and border controls: power to examine goods

  11. Part 7: Miscellaneous and General

    1. Summary and Background

    2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Section 44: Reviews of operation of Part 1 etc

      2. Section 45: Reviews of operation of other terrorism legislation

      3. Section 46: Privacy and Civil Liberties Board

      4. Section 47: Review of certain naturalisation decisions by Special Immigration Appeals Commission

      5. Section 48: Power to make consequential provision

  12. Commencement Dates

  13. Hansard References

  14. Versions of the Bill

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