Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006
Encyclopedia
The Terrorism Act 2006 (c 4) is an Act
of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom
. It provided for Part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000
, which would otherwise have expired
on 18 February 2006, to continue in force until 31 July 2007, subject to modifications.
The Bill for this Act passed through its stages in the House of Lords
on the following dates:
which provided that an order under this section may make provision disregarding any of the amendments made by Schedule 1 to that Act for any purpose specified in the order.
The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2259) was made under this section.
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament
Parliament
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of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It provided for Part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000
Terrorism Act 2000
The Terrorism Act 2000 is the first of a number of general Terrorism Acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It superseded and repealed the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989 and the Northern Ireland Act 1996...
, which would otherwise have expired
Sunset provision
In public policy, a sunset provision or clause is a measure within a statute, regulation or other law that provides that the law shall cease to have effect after a specific date, unless further legislative action is taken to extend the law...
on 18 February 2006, to continue in force until 31 July 2007, subject to modifications.
Parliamentary debates
The Bill for this Act passed through its stages in the House of Commons on the following dates:| First Reading | 11 October 2005 |
| Second Reading | 31 October 2005 |
| Committee | 8 November 2005 |
| Report and Third Reading | 30 November 2005 |
The Bill for this Act passed through its stages in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
on the following dates:
| First Reading | 1 December 2005 |
| Second Reading | 20 December 2005 |
| Committee | 12 January 2006 |
| Report | 30 January 2006 |
| Third Reading | 14 February 2006 |
Section 4 - Transitional provision in connection with expiry etc of Part 7 of 2000 Act
This section was extended by section 8(4) of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007
The Justice and Security Act 2007 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to facilitate security normalisation in Northern Ireland.-Section 8 - Supplementary:...
which provided that an order under this section may make provision disregarding any of the amendments made by Schedule 1 to that Act for any purpose specified in the order.
The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2259) was made under this section.
External links
- The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006.