Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 615
Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism
The Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2017
Made
25th April 2017
Laid before Parliament
2nd May 2017
Coming into force
3rd May 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(6)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000( 1 ).
In accordance with section 3(6)(a) of that Act, the Secretary of State believes that the organisation listed as Al-Qa’ida in Schedule 2 to that Act is operating wholly or partly under a name that is not specified in that Schedule (whether as well as or instead of under the specified name).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2017 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is laid before Parliament.
Name change
2. Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, being a name that is not specified in Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (proscribed organisations), is to be treated as another name for the organisation listed in that Schedule as Al-Qa’ida( 2 ).
Ben Wallace
Minister of State
Home Office
25th April 2017
2000 c. 11 ; section 3(6) was inserted by section 22(2) of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11) .
Al-Qa’ida was added to Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 by article 2 of S.I. 2001/1261 . Article 2 of S.I. 2013/1795 specifies that “al-Nusrah Front” and “Jabhat al-Nusrah li-ahl al Sham” are to be treated as other names for Al-Qa’ida. Article 2 of S.I. 2016/1187 specifies that “Jabhat Fatah al-Sham” is to be treated as another name for Al-Qa’ida. Other amendments to Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 are not relevant.