uksi/2015/959 — The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015

2015 No. 959 Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) ( No. 2) Order 2015 Made 26th March 2015 Coming into force in accordance with article 1 The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(3)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000 . The Secretary of State believes that the organisations to be added to Schedule 2 to that Act by article 2 of this Order are concerned in terrorism. In accordance with section 123(4)(a) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament. Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Proscribed organisations 2 In Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (proscribed organisations) , after the entry for Jund al Khalifa-Algeria (Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria), insert the following entries— Jamaat ul-Ahrar The Haqqani Network . James Brokenshire Minister of State Home Office 26th March 2015 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, in most cases, if it operates under the same name as an organisation so listed (section 3(1)). Article 2 of this Order adds “Jamaat ul-Ahrar” and “The Haqqani Network” to the list in that Schedule. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.