Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998

Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision about procedure and forfeiture in relation to offences concerning proscribed organisations, and about conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom.
Citation1998 c.40
Dates
Royal assent3 September 1998
Commencement3 September 1998
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
  • Prevention of Terrorism (Temporal Provisions) Act 1974
Relates to
Status: Partly in force
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 is a law passed in the United Kingdom, which came into force on 4 September 1998. It stipulated that it is an offense to participate in a conspiracy to carry out a course of conduct that leads to an offense in another jurisdiction.[1] It gave courts in England and Wales the authority to try conspiracies to commit offences abroad.[1] The law also provided stricter punishment for being a member of a terror group. Parts of it were replaced by the Terrorism Act 2000[2] and the Proceeds of Crime Act passed in 2002.[3]

  1. ^ a b Molan, Mike (4 March 2013). Modern Criminal Law: Fifth Edition. London: Routledge. p. 157. ISBN 1859418074.
  2. ^ Guardian Staff (19 January 2009). "A-Z of legislation: Terrorism Act 2000". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Supreme Court revises confiscation order via A1P1". UK Human Rights Blog. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.