Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
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The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally introduced into Parliament on 19 November 2001, two months after the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September. It received royal assent and came into force on 14 December 2001. Many of its measures are not specifically related to terrorism, and a Parliamentary committee was critical of the swift timetable for such a long bill including non-emergency measures.[1]
Long title | An Act to amend the Terrorism Act 2000; to make further provision about terrorism and security; to provide for the freezing of assets; to make provision about immigration and asylum; to amend or extend the criminal law and powers for preventing crime and enforcing that law; to make provision about the control of pathogens and toxins; to provide for the retention of communications data; to provide for implementation of Title VI of the Treaty on European Union; and for connected purposes. |
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Citation | 2001 c. 24 |
Introduced by | David Blunkett |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom [except Parts 5 and 12 (not Scotland); section 100 (not Northern Ireland)] British Overseas Territories (ss. 50–56) |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 14 December 2001 |
Commencement | 14 December 2001 – 7 July 2002 |
Other legislation | |
Amended by | 2002 c. 30; 2003 c. 44; 2005 c. 2; 2006 c. 11; 2006 c. 13 |
Relates to | S.I. 2001/3644; 2002 c. 29; S.I. 2002/1822; 2003 c. 32; S.I. 2005/1071 |
Status: Amended | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Act was widely criticized, with one commentator describing it as "the most draconian legislation Parliament has passed in peacetime in over a century".[2] On 16 December 2004, the Law Lords ruled that Section 23 was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, but under the terms of the Human Rights Act 1998 it remained in force. It has since been replaced by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.