SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Seizure of passports etc from persons suspected of involvement in terrorism

13Restriction on repeated use of powers

1

Where—

a

a power under paragraph 4 or 5 to retain a document relating to a person is exercised, and

b

powers under this Schedule have been exercised in the same person’s case on two or more occasions in the previous 6 months,

this Schedule has effect with the following modifications.

2

References to 14 days (in paragraph 5(2) and elsewhere) are to be read as references to 5 days.

3

Paragraph 8 has effect as if the following were substituted for sub-paragraph (4)

4

On an application, the judicial authority must grant an extension if satisfied that—

a

the relevant persons have been acting diligently and expeditiously in relation to the matters and steps referred to in sub-paragraph (5), and

b

there are exceptional circumstances justifying the further use of powers under this Schedule in relation to the same person.

Otherwise, the judicial authority must refuse to grant an extension.