The Terrorism Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 31st October 2000 provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000 relating to the following matters:

(a) regulations relating to applications for deproscription;

(b) establishment of the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (“POAC”);

(c) orders specifying certain monetary instruments as `terrorist cash';

(d) rules of court relating to detention and forfeiture of terrorist cash;

(e) regulations to apply or disapply to certain Crown servants provisions relating to terrorist property offences and terrorist information;

(f) procedure etc for the making of orders and regulations by the Secretary of State;

(g) the procedure of POAC and rules for appeals to, and proceedings of, POAC;

(h) rules of court for enforcement of certain forfeiture and restraint orders;

(i) orders to equate Islands or external insolvency practitioners' rights with those of UK practitioners;

(j) rules of court for production and access orders;

(k) Crown Court Rules or Act of Adjournal for applications for customer information orders;

(l) order specifying classes of persons as `financial institutions';

(m) orders specifying classes of information as `customer information';

(n) orders relating to the supplying of information by ship or aircraft passengers to examining officers;

(o) orders relating to the supplying of information by ship or aircraft owners or agents to examining officers;

(p) designation of places at which persons may be detained under Schedule 7 or section 41, and

(q) orders requiring solicitor to be present at certain interviews.