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Correspondence: Circular: The Terrorism Act 2000 (Places of Detention) Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office

October 12
14:57 2022

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Places of Detention) Northern Ireland

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Section 43B of the Terrorism Act 2000 (the 2000 Act) confers on the police a new power to arrest without warrant a terrorist offender who has been released on licence if the constable reasonably suspects the offender has breached a condition of their licence and reasonably considers it necessary, for purposes connected with protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism, to detain the offender until a recall decision is made.

The requirement for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to designate placeswhere terrorist suspects can be detained under Schedule 7 or section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT).

Published 12 October 2022

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