Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by A.W. Clausen, President, the World Bank and International Finance Corporation at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

In the 1989 Act insert, after section 13A—.

Section 13A of the 1989 Act (powers to stop and search vehicles etc. and persons carrying things) is amended as follows.

Subsection (3)(c) (power to stop and search pedestrians) is repealed and, in consequence, the following words are also repealed—

For subsection (4) substitute—

In subsection (8) for “specified” substitute “ mentioned ”.

For subsection (10) substitute—

In subsection (1)(a) for “area” substitute “ district ”.

Schedule 7 to the 1989 Act (terrorist investigations) is amended as follows.

After paragraph 2 insert—

In paragraph 6(1) (power of Circuit judge to order person to provide an explanation of material seized in pursuance of a warrant under paragraph 2 or 5), after “2” insert “ , 2A ”.

In paragraph 7(1), (power of police officer of at least the rank of superintendent, in cases of great urgency, to give constable the authority given by a search warrant under paragraph 2 or 5), after “2” insert “ , 2A ”.

After paragraph 11 insert—.

In paragraph 15(1) (power of sheriff to order explanation of material produced to or seized by a constable) after second “paragraph” insert “ 11A or ”.

In paragraph 16(1) (power of police officer of at least the rank of superintendent, in cases of great urgency, to give constable authority given by search warrant under paragraph 14) after “paragraph” insert “ 11A or ”.

In paragraph 17(2) (power of constable acting under this Schedule to open lockfast places) after second “paragraph” insert “ 11A or ”.

In Schedule 5 to the 1989 Act (port and border controls) insert, after paragraph 4—

In paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the 1989 Act (offences), after “this Schedule” insert “ , or otherwise wilfully obstructs, or seeks to frustrate the object of, a search under this Schedule, ”.

In section 16(1) of that Act (scope of Schedule 5), after “persons” insert “ or goods ”.

In the 1989 Act insert, after section 16B—

The new Schedule 6A to the 1989 Act is inserted by the Schedule to this Act.

This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Terrorism (Additional Powers) Act 1996.

In this Act “the 1989 Act” means the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989.

Section 3 and this section extend to the United Kingdom.

Paragraph 7 of the Schedule inserted in the 1989 Act by the Schedule to this Act extends only to England and Wales.

Paragraph 8 of the Schedule so inserted extends only to Scotland.

Otherwise, the provisions of this Act extend only to Great Britain.

In section 28(2) of the 1989 Act (extent of Act)—

For the purposes of section 27 of the 1989 Act, any amendments made in that Act by a provision of this Act shall be treated as having been continued in force by the order under subsection (6) of that section which has effect at the time when this Act is passed.