Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Version in vigour from 2022-09-01 to )

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Coming into Force	01 September 2022

Contenidos

Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
PART 1: Temporary restrictions on travel

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

Imposition of temporary exclusion orders

2: Temporary exclusion orders
3: Temporary exclusion orders: prior permission of the court
4: Temporary exclusion orders: supplementary provision

Permit to return

5: Permit to return
6: Issue of permit to return: application by individual
7: Issue of permit to return: deportation or urgent situation
8: Permit to return: supplementary provision

Obligations after return to the United Kingdom

9: Obligations after return to the United Kingdom

Offences and proceedings etc

10: Offences
11: Review of decisions relating to temporary exclusion orders
12: Temporary exclusion orders: proceedings and appeals against convictions

Supplementary

13: Regulations: giving of notices, legislation relating to passports
14: Chapter 2: interpretation
15: Chapter 2: consequential amendments

PART 2: Terrorism prevention and investigation measures

16: TPIMs: overnight residence measure

17: TPIMs: travel measure

18: TPIMs: weapons and explosives measure
19: TPIMs: appointments measure
20: TPIMs: miscellaneous amendments

PART 3: Data retention

21: Retention of relevant internet data

PART 4: Aviation, shipping and rail

22: Authority-to-carry schemes

23: Authority-to-carry schemes: entry into force etc

24: Penalty for breach of authority-to-carry scheme

25: Aviation, maritime and rail security

PART 5: Risk of being drawn into terrorism

26: General duty on specified authorities

27: Power to specify authorities

28: Power to specify authorities: Welsh and Scottish authorities

29: Power to issue guidance

30: Power to give directions: general

31: Freedom of expression in universities etc

32: Monitoring of performance: further and higher education bodies

33: Power to give directions: section 32

34: Enforcement
35: Chapter 1: interpretation

36: Assessment and support: local panels

37: Membership and proceedings of panels

38: Co-operation

39: Power to amend Chapter 2

40: Indemnification

41: Chapter 2: interpretation

PART 6: Amendments of or relating to the Terrorism Act 2000

42: Insurance against payments made in response to terrorist demands

43: Port and border controls: power to examine goods

PART 7: Miscellaneous and general

Miscellaneous

44: Reviews of operation of Part 1 etc
45: Reviews of operation of other terrorism legislation
46: Privacy and Civil Liberties Board
47: Review of certain naturalisation decisions by Special Immigration Appeals Commission

General

48: Power to make consequential provision
49: Transitional provision
50: Financial provision
51: Extent
52: Commencement
53: Short title

SCHEDULES

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

Interpretation
Powers of search and seizure etc
Travel documents in possession of immigration officers or customs officials
Authorisation by senior police officer for retention of travel document
Retention or return of documents seized
Review of retention of travel documents
Detention of document for criminal proceedings etc
Extension of 14-day period by judicial authority
Restriction on repeated use of powers
Persons unable to leave the United Kingdom
Offences
Accredited immigration officers and customs officials
Code of practice

SCHEDULE 2 Section 3
Urgent temporary exclusion orders: reference to the court etc

Application
Statement of urgency
Reference to court
Decision by court
Procedures on reference
Interpretation

SCHEDULE 3 Section 12
Temporary exclusion orders: proceedings

Introductory
Rules of court: general provision
Rules of court: disclosure
Article 6 rights
Rules of court: anonymity
Initial exercise of rule-making powers by Lord Chancellor
Use of advisers
Appointment of special advocate
Relationship with other powers to make rules of court and other proceedings

SCHEDULE 4 Section 12
Temporary exclusion orders: appeals against convictions

Right of appeal
Court in which appeal to be made
When the right of appeal arises
The appeal

SCHEDULE 5 Section 25
Aviation, maritime and rail security

PART 1: Passenger, crew and service information
PART 2: Directions etc relating to aviation, shipping and rail

SCHEDULE 6 Section 26
Specified authorities

PART 1: GENERAL; ENGLAND AND WALES
PART 2: SCOTLAND

SCHEDULE 7 Section 38
Partners of local panels

PART 1: GENERAL; ENGLAND AND WALES
PART 2: SCOTLAND

SCHEDULE 8 Section 43
Port and border controls: power to examine goods

Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26)

Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

2015 c. 6

An Act to make provision in relation to terrorism; to make provision about retention of communications data, about information, authority to carry and security in relation to air, sea and rail transport and about reviews by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission against refusals to issue certificates of naturalisation; and for connected purposes.

[12th February 2015]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons...

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