Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 169
Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism
The Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2020
Made
at 8.45 a.m. on 24th February 2020
Laid before Parliament
at 11.45 a.m. on 24th February 2020
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(6) 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 National Action 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 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is laid before Parliament.
Name change
2. System Resistance Network, being a name not specified in Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (proscribed organisations), is to be treated as another name for National Action, being an organisation listed in that Schedule( 2 ).
James Brokenshire
Minister of State
Home Office
At 8.45 a.m. on 24th February 2020
2000 c. 11 ; section 3 was amended by sections 21 and 22 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11) .
National Action was added to Schedule 2 by S.I. 2016/1238 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.