Section 83: Investigations into activities and financial resources of terrorist organisations

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 · 1994 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part VI: Prevention of Terrorism

REPEALED on 2001-02-19 by 2000 c.11, s.125.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

In Schedule 7 to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, in Part I (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)—

in paragraph 3 (orders for production of excluded or special procedure material)—
in sub-paragraph (2) for the words from “he may make” to “shall” there shall be substituted the words “he may order a person who appears to him to have in his possession, custody or power any of the material to which the application relates, to— ” and after the word “possession” where it subsequently appears in that sub-paragraph there shall be inserted in both places the words “, custody or power”; and
in sub-paragraph (5)(b)(ii), for the words from “in possession” to the end there shall be substituted the words “has the material in his possession, custody or power”;
in paragraph 4(6) (order for production made to government department)—
after the word “possession” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “, custody or power”; and
for the words “be in possession of” there shall be substituted the words “have in his possession, custody or power”; and
in paragraph 8(1) (orders of Secretary of State authorising searches for certain investigations), at the end, there shall be inserted the words “or an offence under section 27 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991”.

In Schedule 7 to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, in Part II (Scotland)—

in paragraph 12 (order for production of material)—
in sub-paragraph (2) for the words from “he may make” to “shall” there shall be substituted the words “he may order a person who appears to him to have in his possession, custody or power any of the material to which the application relates, to— ” and after the word “possession” where it subsequently appears in that sub-paragraph there shall be inserted in both places the words “, custody or power”;
in sub-paragraph (5)(b)(ii), for the words from “in possession” to the end there shall be substituted the words “has the material in his possession, custody or power”; and
in paragraph 13(5) (order for production made to government department)—
after the word “possession” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “, custody or power”; and
for the words “be in possession of” there shall be substituted the words “have in his possession, custody or power”.

In Schedule 5 to the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991, in paragraph 2 (investigative powers of authorised investigators), after sub-paragraph (1), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

(1A)An authorised investigator may by notice in writing require any such person to furnish specified information relevant to the investigation within a specified time or such further time as the investigator may allow and in a specified manner or in such other manner as the investigator may allow.

For the purposes of section 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (temporary provisions) the amendments made in that Act by subsections (1) and (2) above shall be treated, as from the time when those subsections come into force, as having been continued in force by the order under subsection (6) of that section which has effect at that time.

For the purposes of section 69 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (temporary provisions) the amendments made in that Act by subsection (3) above shall be treated, as from the time when that subsection comes into force, as having been continued in force by the order under subsection (3) of that section which has effect at that time.

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