Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An 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. |
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| Citation | 2006 c. 2006 c 4 |
| Territorial extent | Northern Ireland[2] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 February 2006[3][4] |
| Commencement | 18 February 2006[5] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Terrorism Act 2000 |
Status: Amended | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
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.
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]
