Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Proscribed organisations
Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom
The following section shall be inserted after section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 (conspiracy)—
At the end of section 4 of that Act (restrictions on the institution of proceedings) there shall be added—
The provision set out in section 5(1) shall be inserted after Article 9 of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (conspiracy) as Article 9A, with the following modifications—
for “this Part of this Act” substitute “ this Part ”;
for “section 1(1) above” substitute “ Article 9(1) ”;
for “England and Wales” substitute “ Northern Ireland ”;
for “subsection (9) below” substitute “ paragraph (9) ”;
for “subsection (8) above” substitute “ paragraph (8) ”;
for “section 9(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987” substitute “ Article 8(3) of the Criminal Justice (Serious Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 ”;
for “this section” substitute “ this article ”; and
for “subsection (6) above” substitute “ paragraph (6) ”.
At the end of Article 12 of that Order (restrictions on the institution of proceedings) there shall be added—
The following section shall be inserted after section 11 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (certain offences committed outside Scotland)—
General
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Schedule 1 (consequential amendments) shall have effect.
The enactments specified in Schedule 2 are hereby repealed or revoked to the extent specified.
in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, in relation to an agreement entered into before the day on which this Act is passed, or
in Scotland, in relation to an act done before the day on which this Act is passed.
A provision of this Act which amends, repeals or revokes an enactment shall have the same extent as the enactment which it amends, repeals or revokes.
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998.
Consequential Amendments
Proscribed Organisations
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33)
In section 74(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (property not realisable) the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c) shall be omitted and at the end of paragraph (d) there shall be inserted.
Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c.4)
In Schedule 3 to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (supervision of detention and examination powers) in paragraph 3(3)(a)(i) for “(in the case of detention under section 14) or under section 8” there shall be substituted “ or under section 30 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (in the case of detention under section 14 of this Act) or under section 8 of this Act ”.
Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c.37)
In section 6(3) of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (property not realisable) after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted—
Conspiracy
Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)
In section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 (conspiracy) the following shall cease to have effect—
subsections (1A) and (1B),
in subsection (4), the words from “except that” to the end, and
subsections (5) and (6).
Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13)).
In Article 9 of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (conspiracy) the following shall cease to have effect—
paragraphs (1A) and (1B),
in paragraph (4), the words from “except that” to the end, and
paragraphs (5) and (6).
Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
In section 8 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (relevance of external law)—
subsection (2) shall cease to have effect,
in subsection (5), for “any of subsections (1) to (3)” there shall be substituted “ subsection (1) or (3) ”, and
subsection (6)(b) shall cease to have effect.
Section 9(2)(b) of that Act (British citizenship immaterial: conspiracy) shall cease to have effect.
In section 16 of that Act (application to Northern Ireland)—
in subsection (4), for “Subsections (5) to (7) below apply in substitution for subsections (1) to (3) of section 7” there shall be substituted “ Subsection (7) below shall apply in substitution for subsection (3) of section 7 ”, and
subsections (5), (6) and (8)(a) shall cease to have effect.
Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36)
Section 5(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (conspiracy, attempt and incitement) shall cease to have effect.
In section 6(1) of that Act (relevance of external law) the words “by virtue of section 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977, or” shall cease to have effect.
Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39)
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Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (c. 29)
Section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (conspiracy to commit certain sexual acts outside the United Kingdom) shall cease to have effect.
Section 3 of that Act (supplementary) shall be amended as follows—
in subsection (2)—
omit “1(3) or”, and
for “the relevant conduct” substitute “ what the accused had in view ”,
omit subsection (3),
in subsection (6) omit “1 or”,
omit subsection (7), and
in subsection (9)—
for “Subsections (7) and (8) apply” substitute “ Subsection (8) applies ”, and
Section 4(b) and (c) of that Act (application to Northern Ireland) shall cease to have effect.
In section 7(3) of that Act (commencement), the word “1” shall cease to have effect.
Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24))
Article 42(1)(b) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (attempt, conspiracy and incitement) shall cease to have effect.
In Article 43(2) of that Order (relevance of external law) the words “by virtue of Article 9A of that Order, or” shall cease to have effect.
Repeals and Revocations
Proscribed Organisations
Conspiracy