UK Act of Parliament 2025 United Kingdom

Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025

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Enforced by
SIA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 5 of 15 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person11 Director or Officer1

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Public protection requirements

11 of 33 sections shown
s.005 Public protection procedures (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Put in place public protection procedures for terrorism incidentsAny Person
s.006 Public protection measures for enhanced duty premises and qualifying events (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Assess and maintain public protection measures against terrorism for your premises or eventAny Person
s.007 Enhanced duty premises and qualifying events: documenting compliance (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Prepare and maintain a security compliance document for your premises or eventAny Person
s.009 Notification requirements (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Notify SIA when you become or cease to be responsible for qualifying premises or eventsAny Person
s.010 Designating a senior individual (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Designate a senior individual for terrorism complianceAny Person
s.019 Daily penalties (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Fail to stop a continuing breach after a penalty noticeAny Person
s.020 Determining the amount of a penalty (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SIA must set penalties that are appropriate and proportionate, considering circumstancesStatutory regulator
s.024 Offences of failing to comply with compliance notice or restriction notice (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with compliance or restriction noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.025 Offence of providing false or misleading information (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Provide false or misleading information to the SIAAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.026 Liability for offence committed by a body (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Be personally liable for your company's terrorism protection offencesDirector or Officer
s.027 Guidance (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must publish guidance on premises security requirementsCrown / Minister / Government department
22 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Overview (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Qualifying premises (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Qualifying events (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Persons responsible for qualifying premises or events (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Requirements to co-ordinate and co-operate (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Determinations by the tribunal (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Role of the Security Industry Authority (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Compliance notices (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Restriction notices (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Variation or withdrawal of notices (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Appeals against notices (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Penalty notices (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Maximum amount of a non-compliance penalty (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Penalty notices: contents, procedure, variation and withdrawal (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Appeals against penalties (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Recovery of penalties (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Disclosure of information (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Means of giving notices (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Further provision about notices (opens in a new tab)
s.031 Civil liability (opens in a new tab)
s.032 Powers to amend this Part (opens in a new tab)
s.033 Interpretation of this Part (opens in a new tab)
Part 2

Licensing: disclosure of plans of premises

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.034 Licensing: disclosure of plans of premises (opens in a new tab)
Part 3

General

0 of 4 sections shown
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.035 Regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.036 Extent (opens in a new tab)
s.037 Commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.038 Short title (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

4 of 49 shown
s.sch003 Offence of failing to comply with information notice Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with information noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch003 Offence of obstructing an authorised inspector Prosecution
  • Obstruct an authorised inspectorAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch003 Offence of pretending to be an authorised inspector Prosecution
  • Pretend to be an authorised inspectorAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch003 Return of warrant Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SIA must return executed or unexecuted warrants to court with endorsementStatutory regulator
45 other schedules
s.sch001 Shops etc
s.sch001 Health care
s.sch001 Bus stations, railway stations etc
s.sch001 Aerodromes
s.sch001 Childcare
s.sch001 Primary and secondary education
s.sch001 Further education
s.sch001 Higher education
s.sch001 Public authorities
s.sch001 References to visiting members of the public
s.sch001 Food and drink
s.sch001 Entertainment and leisure activities
s.sch001 Sports grounds
s.sch001 Libraries, museums and galleries etc
s.sch001 Halls etc
s.sch001 Visitor attractions
s.sch001 Hotels etc
s.sch001 Places of worship
s.sch002 Legislatures and devolved administrations
s.sch002 Premises occupied for the purposes of— (a) the Scottish Parliament...
s.sch002 Parks, gardens, etc
s.sch002 Transport security
s.sch002 Events to be held on certain excluded premises
s.sch002 Events at places of worship, schools, etc
s.sch003 Terrorism protection investigations
s.sch003 Saving for material subject to legal professional privilege
s.sch003 Powers of entry: Crown application
s.sch003 Authorised inspectors
s.sch003 Information gathering powers
s.sch003 Powers to enter premises without a warrant
s.sch003 Conditions for issue of warrant to enter premises
s.sch003 Powers exercisable by warrant
s.sch003 Evidence of authority
s.sch003 Retention of evidence etc
s.sch004 The Licensing Act 2003 is amended as follows.
s.sch004 In section 46(2) (list of things that must accompany an...
s.sch004 After Schedule 1 insert— Schedule 1A Inclusion of plans of...
s.sch004 In section 8 (requirement to keep a register)—
s.sch004 In section 17(3) (list of things that must accompany an...
s.sch004 In section 29(6) (list of things that must be included...
s.sch004 In section 71(4) (list of things that must accompany an...
s.sch004 (1) Schedule 3 (matters to be entered in licensing register)...
s.sch004 The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16) is amended as...
s.sch004 In section 9 (Licensing Board’s duty to keep a public...
s.sch004 In section 20(2)(b) (list of things that must accompany an...

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