Provisions of The Act
The Act as passed contains various notable provisions:
- Removal of the prohibition on post-charge questioning.
- Longer terrorism sentences.
- A register and monitoring for those convicted of terrorism related offences, similar to the Violent and Sex Offender Register.
- Changes to some of the rules surrounding the use of "intercept evidence".
- Powers to seize the assets of convicted terrorists.
- Police will be able to remove documents from a property search to decide whether or not they need to be legally seized as part of an investigation.
- Greater use of DNA samples, and powers to allow the police to take fingerprints or DNA from those subject to a control order.
Read more about this topic: Counter-Terrorism Act 2008
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