Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)

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Counter-Terrorism Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 28

CONTENTS

Go to Preamble

  1. Part 1

    Powers to gather and share information

    1. Power to remove documents for examination

      1. 1. Power to remove documents for examination

      2. 2. Offence of obstruction

      3. 3. Items subject to legal privilege

      4. 4. Record of removal

      5. 5. Retention of documents

      6. 6. Access to documents

      7. 7. Photographing and copying of documents

      8. 8. Return of documents

      9. 9. Power to remove documents: supplementary provisions

    2. Power to take fingerprints and samples from person subject to control order

      1. 10. Power to take fingerprints and samples: England and Wales

      2. 11. Power to take fingerprints and samples: Scotland

      3. 12. Power to take fingerprints and samples: Northern Ireland

      4. 13. Power to take fingerprints and samples: transitional provision

    3. Retention and use of fingerprints and samples

      1. 14. Material subject to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

      2. 15. Material subject to the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

      3. 16. Material subject to the Terrorism Act 2000: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

      4. 17. Material subject to the Terrorism Act 2000: Scotland

      5. 18. Material not subject to existing statutory restrictions

    4. Disclosure of information and the intelligence services

      1. 19. Disclosure and the intelligence services

      2. 20. Disclosure and the intelligence services: supplementary provisions

      3. 21. Disclosure and the intelligence services: interpretation

  2. Part 2

    Post-charge questioning of terrorist suspects

    1. 22. Post-charge questioning: England and Wales

    2. 23. Post-charge questioning: Scotland

    3. 24. Post-charge questioning: Northern Ireland

    4. 25. Recording of interviews

    5. 26. Issue and revision of code of practice

    6. 27. Meaning of "terrorism offence"

  3. Part 3

    Prosecution and punishment of terrorist offences

    1. Jurisdiction

      1. 28. Jurisdiction to try offences committed in the UK

    2. Consent to prosecution

      1. 29. Consent to prosecution of offence committed outside UK

    3. Sentencing

      1. 30. Sentences for offences with a terrorist connection: England and Wales

      2. 31. Sentences for offences with a terrorist connection: Scotland

      3. 32. Sentences for offences with a terrorist connection: armed forces

      4. 33. Power to amend list of offences where terrorist connection to be considered

    4. Forfeiture

      1. 34. Forfeiture: terrorist property offences

      2. 35. Forfeiture: other terrorism offences and offences with a terrorist connection

      3. 36. Forfeiture: supplementary provisions

      4. 37. Forfeiture: application of proceeds to compensate victims

      5. 38. Forfeiture: other amendments

      6. 39. Forfeiture: consequential amendments

  4. Part 4

    Notification requirements

    1. Introductory

      1. 40. Scheme of this Part

    2. Offences to which this Part applies

      1. 41. Offences to which this Part applies: terrorism offences

      2. 42. Offences to which this Part applies: offences having a terrorist connection

      3. 43. Offences dealt with before commencement

    3. Persons to whom the notification requirements apply

      1. 44. Persons to whom the notification requirements apply

      2. 45. Sentences or orders triggering notification requirements

      3. 46. Power to amend specified terms or periods of imprisonment or detention

    4. Notification requirements

      1. 47. Initial notification

      2. 48. Notification of changes

      3. 49. Periodic re-notification

      4. 50. Method of notification and related matters

      5. 51. Meaning of "local police area"

      6. 52. Travel outside the United Kingdom

    5. Period for which notification requirements apply

      1. 53. Period for which notification requirements apply

    6. Offences in relation to notification

      1. 54. Offences relating to notification

      2. 55. Effect of absence abroad

      3. 56. Notification on return after absence…

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