Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006

Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006[1]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to provide for Part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to continue in force for a limited period after 18 February 2006 subject to modifications and to authorise the making of provision in connection with its ceasing to have effect; and for connected purposes.
Citation2006 c. 2006 c 4
Territorial extent Northern Ireland[2]
Dates
Royal assent16 February 2006[3][4]
Commencement18 February 2006[5]
Other legislation
AmendsTerrorism Act 2000
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Not to be confused with the Terrorism Act 2006.

The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006[1] (c. 4) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provided that part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 allowing Diplock courts in Northern Ireland, which would otherwise have expired on 18 February 2006, would continue in force until 31 July 2007, subject to modifications.

Background

The government had committed to the removal of all the special security provisions relating to Northern Ireland, when it was able to, considering the security situation.[6]

Parliamentary debates

The bill for this act passed through its stages in the House of Commons and the House of Lords on the following dates.

House of Commons House of Lords
First Reading 11 October 2005[7] 1 December 2005[8]
Second Reading 31 October 2005[9] 20 December 2005[10]
Committee 8 November 2005[11] 12 January 2006[12]
Report 30 November 2005[13] 30 January 2006[14]
Third Reading 30 November 2005[13] 14 February 2006[15]

Provisions

The act extended part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 until 31 July 2007, with a possibility for it to be extended for at most a year beyond that.[16] The provisions related to non-jury Diplock courts.[17]

Reception

During the debate, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley, criticised the Secretary of State for not being more sceptical of IRA disarmament.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 5(1) of this act.
  2. ^ The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006, section 5(4)
  3. ^ Hansard (House of Commons), vol. 442, col. 1579
  4. ^ Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 678, col. 1253
  5. ^ The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006, section 5(3)
  6. ^ "Northern Ireland Counter-Terrorism Bill". BBC News. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  7. ^ Hansard (House of Commons), vol. 437, col. 169
  8. ^ Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 676, col. 307
  9. ^ Hansard (House of Commons), vol. 438, cols. 627 to 690
  10. ^ Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 676, cols. 1670 to 1683
  11. ^ Hansard Standing Committee E
  12. ^ Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 677, cols. 137 to 140GC
  13. ^ a b Hansard (House of Commons), vol. 440, cols. 289 to 354
  14. ^ Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 678, col. 102
  15. ^ Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 678, col. 1078
  16. ^ Blackbourn, Jessie (5 January 2009). "International Terrorism and Counterterrorist Legislation: The Case Study of Post-9/11 Northern Ireland". Terrorism and Political Violence. 21 (1): 133–154. doi:10.1080/09546550802558359. ISSN 0954-6553.
  17. ^ "IRA 'sleepers in top positions'". BBC News. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Yesterday in parliament". BBC News. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
General
  • "Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006". Current Law Statutes Annotated 2006. Sweet & Maxwell. London. W Green. Edinburgh. 2006. Volume 1. Chapter 4. pp 4-1 to 4-7.
  • Halsbury's Statutes


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