Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill

The 1946 Act did not set out any such test; rather, it set out a broad power for the Government to introduce measures, including those for"““the apprehension, trial and punishment of persons offending against the Order.””" That was the legal basis that was tested by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's judgment in taking away the foundation on which the Government had rested was reasonably narrow. The Supreme Court refused to read ““expedient”” as wide enough to cover reasonable suspicion—that is perhaps the point that the hon. Gentleman was making. Rather, it concluded that it would be wrong to give ““expedient”” such an expansive meaning where the result is such an interference with individuals' rights.