2013 No. 1795

Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism

The Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 2013

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(6) of the Terrorism Act 20001.

In accordance with section 3(6)(a) of that Act, the Secretary of State believes that the organisation referred to in article 2(1) of this Order, being an organisation listed in Schedule 2 to that Act, is operating wholly or partly under a name that is not specified in that Schedule (whether as well as or instead of under the specified name).

1

This Order may be cited as the Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 19th July 2013.

2

1

Each of the names specified in paragraph (2), being a name that is not specified in Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000, is to be treated as another name for Al-Qa’ida, being an organisation listed in that Schedule2.

2

The names are—

a

al-Nusrah Front,

b

Jabhat al-Nusrah li-ahl al Sham.

James BrokenshireParliamentary Under Secretary of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 makes provision about proscribed organisations (including setting out offences in relation to such organisations in sections 11 to 13). An organisation is proscribed if it is listed in Schedule 2 to that Act or operates under the same name as an organisation so listed (section 3(1)).

Section 3(6) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (as inserted by section 22(2) of the Terrorism Act 2006) enables the Secretary of State, by order, to provide that a name that is not specified in Schedule 2 to that Act is to be treated as another name for an organisation that is listed in that Schedule. Article 2(2) of this Order exercises this power to specify other names for the listed organisation referred to in article 2(1).