Summary Section 5: Two year limit on imposition of measures without new terrorism-related activity
21.Control orders remained in force for 12 months unless renewed. The 2005 Act did not specify a limit to the number of times that a control order could be renewed, although the statutory test for renewing the control order had to be met in order for it to remain in force – and whether the test was met was considered by the High Court on appeal from the individual.
22.A conclusion of the control orders review was that measures imposed under the replacement system should be subject to a two-year time limit, beyond which they could not remain in force without evidence of further engagement in terrorism-related activity. This section gives effect to that time limit.