Explanatory Notes

Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

2015 CHAPTER 6

12 February 2015

Part 7: Miscellaneous and General

Commentary on Sections

Section 44: Reviews of operation of Part 1 etc

239.This section makes changes to the statutory remit of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation to include: Part 1 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, and Part 2 of that Act insofar as the power to make a freezing order is used in cases relating to terrorism; the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008; and Part 1 of this Act. This section also provides that the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation must notify the Secretary of State at the beginning of each calendar year of any matters within this section which he intends to review in the following 12 months and requires him to provide a report on the outcome of any such review to the Secretary of State as soon as reasonably practicable after its conclusion, who will in turn lay the report before Parliament.