(1) The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 12 (interpretation of Chapter 3 of Part 2 (dangerous offenders and other terrorist offenders)) -

(a) in paragraph (3), before the definition of "life sentence" insert -

""determination of terrorist connection", in relation to an offence, means a determination by the court that the offence has a terrorist connection under section 30 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008;";

(b) after paragraph (5) insert -

"(6) Schedule 2A specifies certain terrorism offences, and other offences which may be determined to have a terrorist connection, for the purposes of various provisions of this Chapter and Chapter 4, and makes related provision.

(7) In this Chapter "serious terrorism offence" means -

(a) an offence within Part 2 of Schedule 2A (terrorism offences punishable with life imprisonment); or

(b) an offence within Part 3 of that Schedule (offences with possible terrorist connection punishable with life imprisonment) in respect of which a determination of terrorist connection is made."

(3) After Schedule 2 insert, as Schedule 2A, the Schedule set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.