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2001 No. 428 (S. 1)

PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

The Terrorism (Interviews) (Scotland) Order 2001

  Made 15th February 2001 
  Coming into force 19th February 2001 

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:

     Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 [1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
     1. This Order may be cited as the Terrorism (Interviews) (Scotland) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 19th February 2001.

     2. In this Order - 

and the references to Schedule 7 and section 41 are references to that Schedule to, and that section of, the Act.

Presence of detained person's solicitor at interview
     3. Where a person detained under Schedule 7 or section 41 at a police station in Scotland has been permitted to consult a solicitor, the solicitor shall, subject to the condition specified in article 4 below, be allowed to be present at any interview carried out in connection with a terrorist investigation or for the purposes of Schedule 7 (port and border controls).

Specified condition
     4. The condition mentioned in article 3 above is that the solicitor's behaviour during the interview will not interfere with, or obstruct, the conduct of the interview.


Jack Straw
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office
15th February 2001


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order provides that where a person detained under Schedule 7 to, or section 41 of, the Terrorism Act 2000 has been permitted to consult a solicitor, his solicitor shall be allowed to be present at any interview carried out in connection with a terrorist investigation or for the purposes of Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000. The Order also specifies the condition subject to which the detained person's solicitor is allowed to be present at the interview.

Notes:

 [1] 2000 c. 11.back


ISBN 0 11 028704 5


 © Crown copyright 2001

Prepared 22 February 2001

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