(1) Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (detention of terrorist suspects) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) of each of paragraphs 29 and 36 (applications by a superintendent or above for a warrant extending detention or for the extension of the period of such a warrant), for the words from the beginning to "may" substitute-

"(1) Each of the following-

(a) in England and Wales, a Crown Prosecutor,

(b) in Scotland, the Lord Advocate or a procurator fiscal,

(c) in Northern Ireland, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland,

(d) in any part of the United Kingdom, a police officer of at least the rank of superintendent,may".

(3) In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 29 (period of extension to end no later than 7 days after arrest)-

(a) for "Subject to paragraph 36(3A)" substitute "Subject to sub-paragraph (3A) and paragraph 36"; and

(b) for "end not later than the end of" substitute "be".

(4) After that sub-paragraph insert-