The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act 1998 Proceedings) Rules 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/2290
• Sections: 3

Section 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.

Section 2

(1) The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission established by section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2000 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 , or

(b) to provide for a name to cease to be treated as a name for an organisation listed in that Schedule.

Section 3

The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Human Rights Act Proceedings) Rules 2001 are revoked.