Terrorism Act 2000

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The Terrorism Act 2000 is the principal counter-terrorism statute in the UK. It defines terrorism, creates terrorism-related offences, provides for proscription of terrorist organisations, grants investigatory powers, and establishes the Schedule 7 port and border stop power. It replaced earlier temporary provisions with a permanent legislative framework.

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• Section 1 defines terrorism broadly — including serious violence, property damage, and electronic interference designed to influence the government or intimidate the public for a political, religious, racial, or ideological cause
• Part II establishes the proscription regime — the Home Secretary may proscribe organisations concerned in terrorism; membership, support, and display of support are criminal offences
• Sections 15-18 create offences of fund-raising, use/possession of money or property, and money laundering for terrorist purposes
• Section 58 makes it an offence to collect or possess information useful for committing or preparing terrorist acts
• Schedule 7 gives police and immigration officers power to stop, question, and detain persons at ports/borders for up to 6 hours — no suspicion required
• Schedule 8 provides for extended pre-charge detention of terrorist suspects (up to 14 days, with judicial authorisation)
• Part III provides for terrorist property — seizure, forfeiture, and account freezing orders
• Definition of terrorism (s.1) — use or threat of action involving serious violence, damage, danger to life, serious risk to health/safety, or interference with electronic systems, designed to influence the government or intimidate the public for a political, religious, racial, or ideological cause
• Proscribed organisations — offence to belong to, support, or display support for (ss.11-13)
• Terrorist property offences — fundraising, use and possession, money laundering, failure to disclose (ss.15-19)
• Stop and search powers (s.43 — person suspected; s.47A — authorised area)
• Detention without charge — up to 14 days (reduced from 28) with judicial authorisation
• Port and border controls (Schedule 7) — examination without reasonable suspicion
• Broad definition of terrorism
• Proscription of terrorist organisations
• Schedule 7 port and border stops
• Terrorist financing offences

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