Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 2290
HUMAN RIGHTS
The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act 1998 Proceedings) Rules 2006
Made
22nd August 2006
Laid before Parliament
25th August 2006
Coming into force
20th September 2006
The Secretary of State makes the following Rules under section 7(9)(a) and (b) of the Human Rights Act 1998( 1 ), having had regard to section 9 of that Act.
1. These Rules may be cited as the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act 1998 Proceedings) Rules 2006 and shall come into force on 20 th September 2006.
2. —(1) The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission established by section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2000( 2 ) is the appropriate tribunal for the purposes of section 7 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in relation to any proceedings under subsection (1)(a) of that section (proceedings for acts incompatible with Convention rights) which fall within paragraph (2).
(2) Proceedings fall within this paragraph if they are proceedings against the Secretary of State in respect of a refusal by him—
(a) to remove an organisation from Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000( 3 ), or
(b) to provide for a name to cease to be treated as a name for an organisation listed in that Schedule.
3. The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act Proceedings) Rules 2001( 4 ) are revoked.
Tony McNulty
Minister of State
Home Office
22nd August 2006
1998 c.42 ; section 7(9)(a) was repealed in part by S.I. 2003/1887 .
2000 c.11 ; section 5 is amended by section 22 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c.11) .
Schedule 2 has been amended by S.I. 2001/1261 , S.I. 2002/2724 , S.I. 2005/2895 and S.I. 2006/2016 .