This new Blackstone's Guide offers comprehensive guidance to the Terrorism Act 2006, and places the new legislation in the context of what has gone before, namely; the Terrorism Act 2000; the Anti-Terrorism, Crime, and Security Act 2001; the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005; and the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.

Alun Jones QC (Call 1972, Silk 1989) is one of the country's leading specialists in commercial crime, extradition, criminal law, mutual assistance, and asset confiscation. Based at 37 Great James Street Chambers, he has defended as leading counsel in eight major Serious Fraud Office prosecutions, conducted fourteen full House of Lords appeals in extradition cases (including Pinochet), and has conducted fourteen full House of Lords appeals in extradition cases. He co-authored Jones & Doobay on Extradition and Mutual Assistance (Sweet & Maxwell 2005; third edition), and is currently co-writing with James Lewis QC, Ben Brandon, and Dr Rob Cryer, The Prosecution of International Crimes in English Courts for OUP.
Also based at 37 Great James Street Chambers, Rupert Bowers (Call 1995) is a criminal practitioner specialising in serious fraud, extradition, and the criminal aspects of immigration cases. He is currently instructed by Clyde and Co. and led by Alun Jones Q.C, in the ongoing and high profile extradition case of Dr. Irving who has been accused of breaching U.N. sanctions against Iraq under the humanitarian Oil-for-Food programme.

• 1: Introduction


• The Scope of the Book


• The 2006 Act


• 2: Encouragement, etc of Terrorism


• Section 1 - Encouragement of Terrorism


• Section 2 - Dissemination of Terrorist Publications


• Section 3 - Application of Sections 1 and 2 to Internet Activity, etc


• Giving of Notices under Section 3


• 3: Preparation of Terrorist Acts and Terrorist Training


• Section 5 - Preparation of Terrorist Acts


• Section 6 - Training for Terrorism


• Section 7 - Powers of Forfeiture in Respect of Offences under Section 6


• Section 8 - Attendance at a Place Used for Terrorist Training


• 4: Sections 9 to 12 - Offences Involving Radioactive Devices and Materials and Nuclear Facilities and Sites


• Overview


• Offences


• 5: Increases of Penalties and Incidental Provisions Relating to Offences


• Increases in Penalties


• Incidental Provisions about Offences


• 6: Proscription


• Overview


• Criminal Offences


• Grounds for Proscription


• Name Changes under the 2006 Act


• Proscribed Groups


• Deproscription


• 7: Arrest and Detention Without Charge


• Overview


• Arrest Without Warrant of Terrorist Suspects


• Detention


• Rights of a Detained Terror Suspect


• Judicial Grounds for Extending Detention


• Release


• 'Sunset' Section


• Commentary


• 8: Stop, Search, Seizure, Detention of Cash


• Stop and Search of Persons


• Search of Premises


• Seizure of Terrorist Publications


• Search of Vehicles


• Stop and Search in Internal Waters


• Applications for Extended Detention of Seized Cash


• 9: Investigatory Powers


• Amendment of the Intelligence Servuces Act 1994


• Interception Warrants


• Disclosure Notices for the Purposes of Terrorist Investigations


• 10: Part 3 - Review of Terror Legislation


• APPENDICES


• Appendix 1: Extracts from Terrorism Act 2000, as amended


• Appendix 2: The Terrorism Act 2006


• Appendix 3: Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism, May 2005


• Appendix 4: The Terrorism Act 2006 (Commencement No 1) Order 2006 (SI 2006/1013)