Commentary on Sections Suspected international terrorists Section 30 Legal proceedings: derogation
91.Section 30 is concerned with proceedings which to any extent challenge the UK’s derogation from Article 5 of the ECHR or the designation under section 14(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 which reflects that derogation. These are referred to as derogation matter. Section 30 provides that a derogation matter may be questioned only in proceedings before SIAC. One effect of this is that SIAC is the appropriate venue for hearing proceedings relating to derogation matter which are brought under section 7 of the Human Rights Act 1998. Ancillary provisions are made to enable SIAC to hear proceedings which, but for this section, could be brought in the High Court or the Court of Appeal; and to enable SIAC to award costs in relation to the derogation matter. An appeal against the decision of SIAC would go to the Court of Appeal (or its equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland).