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  Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill - New Clause 2 - Entering or Remaining in a Designated Area Overseas
  
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  @ MP voted aye to make it an offence for UK nationals and residents to enter or remain in a designated area overseas, with designations to be made on the grounds of protecting the public from terrorism.  
  
  @ MP voted no against making it an offence for UK nationals and residents to enter or remain in a designated area overseas, with designations to be made on the grounds of protecting the public from terrorism.  
  
  The majority of MPs voted to make it an offence for UK nationals and residents to enter or remain in a designated area overseas, with designations to be made on the grounds of protecting the public from terrorism.  
  
  
  MPs were considering the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill[1].
  
  The amendment supported by the majority of MPs in this vote sought to introduce a new clause titled: ''Entering or remaining in designated areas overseas'' into the [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/contents Terrorism Act 2000]. 
  
  The amendment which received the support of the majority of MPs in this vote began:
  
  :â(1) The Terrorism Act 2000 is amended as follows.
  
  :(2) After section 58A insertâ
  
  :âEntering or remaining in designated areas overseas
  
  :58B Entering or remaining in a designated area
  
  :â(1) A person commits an offence ifâ
  
  :(a) the person enters, or remains in, a designated area, and
  
  :(b) the person is a United Kingdom national, or a United Kingdom resident, at the time of entering the area or at any time during which the person remains there.
  
  :(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for entering, or remaining in, the designated area.
  
  :....
  
  and continued later:
  
  :58C Section 58B: designated areas
  
  :â(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations designate an area outside the United Kingdom as a designated area for the purposes of section 58B if the following condition is met.
  
  :(2) The condition is that the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is necessary, for the purpose of protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism, to restrict United Kingdom nationals and United Kingdom residents from entering, or remaining in, the area.
  
  :... 
  
  The accepted amendment was accompanied by the following explanatory statement:
  
  :This new clause would provide for an offence under the Terrorism Act 2000 of entering, or remaining in, an area outside the United Kingdom that has been designated in regulations made by the Secretary of State. In making such regulations the Secretary of State would need to be satisfied that it is necessary to restrict UK nationals and residents from entering or remaining in the area for the purpose of protecting the public from a risk of terrorism.
  
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/counterterrorismandbordersecurity.html Parliament's webpage on the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill]
  
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