uksi/2022/674 — The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022

2022 No. 674 Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022 Made 16th June 2022 Coming into force 8th July 2022 The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7(3) and (4) of Schedule 14 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (“ the 2000 Act ”). The Secretary of State has: a in accordance with paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 14 to the 2000 Act , revised the code of practice in connection with the exercise by examining officers and review officers of functions conferred on them by virtue of the 2000 Act ; b in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(a) of Schedule 14 to the 2000 Act, published a draft of the revised code of practice; c in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(b) and (c) of Schedule 14 to the 2000 Act, considered any representations made to the Secretary of State about the draft and, as thought appropriate, modified the draft accordingly; and d in accordance with paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 14 to the 2000 Act, laid a draft of the code of practice before Parliament. A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament under section 123(4)(m) of the 2000 Act and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament. Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order— Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022 and comes into force on the 22nd day after the day on which it is made. Extent 2 This Order extends to the United Kingdom. Revised code of practice 3 The revised code of practice entitled “Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000” and laid before Parliament in draft on 11th May 2022 comes into operation on the day on which this Order comes into force. Damian Hinds Minister of State Home Office 16th June 2022 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order brings into operation the revised code of practice (“ the Code ”) issued under paragraph 6(1) and (4) of Schedule 14 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (“ the 2000 Act ”) in connection with the exercise by examining officers and review officers of functions conferred on them by the 2000 Act. The Code revises the preceding code of practice to take account of amendments made to paragraph 1(2) and paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act, and to other relevant enactments, by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36) . The amendments to Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act make provision to expand the scope of powers under Schedule 7 so that examining officers will be able to examine and if necessary detain individuals under Schedule 7 away from port and Northern Ireland border areas provided that certain specified conditions as set out in the amended paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 are satisfied. The Code also revises the preceding code of practice to reflect additional minor updates unrelated to the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36) . A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. A copy of the revised code of practice referred to in this instrument can be found publicly available online at www.gov.uk and hard copies can be obtained by writing to the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.