TERRORISM 2000

• Terrorism means the use of or threat of that action
• Designed to influence the government or international governmental organization or to intimidate the public or a section of the public and
• Is made for thee purpose of advancing a political, religious, racial or ideological cause

• A constable in uniform may
• order a person in a cordoned area to leave it immediately
• Order a person to immediately leave premises which are wholly or partly adjacent to a cordoned area
• Arrange for removal of a vehicle from a cordoned area
• Arrange for the movement of a vehicle within a cordoned area
• Prohibit or restrict access to a cordoned area by pedestrians or vehicles

Terrorist means a person who is or has been concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism

A constable may arrest without warrant a person whom he reasonably suspects to be a terrorist

A constable may stop and search any person whom he reasonably suspects to be a terrorist in order to discover whether he has in his possession, anything which may constitute evidence he is a terrorist

CAUTION HIM/HER

A constable may search an arrested person to discover whether he has in his possession anything which may constitute evidence that he is a terrorist

• Empowers an officer of at least ACC rank to authorise stop and search power where he reasonably suspects an act of terrorism will take place
• Area and duration
• Should be in writing
• Officers to be in uniform
• Officers to have had a briefing
• Secretary of state to confirm or amend within 48 hours
• Max authorisation is 14 days before fresh authority required

• A person commits an offence if he possesses an article in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that his possession is for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.
• ( no need to prove intent )

• A person commits an offence if he
• Collects or makes a record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism or
• Possesses a document or record containing information of that kind
• (Photo or electronic)

A constable may if necessary use reasonable force for the purpose of exercising power conferred on him by virtue of this act.