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Immunity. |
9. - (1) The following shall not be admissible as evidence in proceedings for an offence under any of sections 10 to 12, 14 to 18 and 54- |
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(a) evidence of anything done in relation to an application to the Secretary of State under section 4, |
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(b) evidence of anything done in relation to proceedings before the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission under section 5 above or section 7(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998, |
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(c) evidence of anything done in relation to proceedings under section 6 (including that section as applied by section 8(2)), and |
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(d) any document submitted for the purposes of proceedings mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c). |
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(2) But subsection (1) does not prevent evidence from being adduced on behalf of the accused. |
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Membership. |
10. - (1) A person commits an offence if he belongs or professes to belong to a proscribed organisation. |
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(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove- |
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(a) that the organisation was not proscribed on the last (or only) occasion on which he became a member or began to profess to be a member, and |
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(b) that he has not taken part in the activities of the organisation at any time while it was proscribed. |
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(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable- |
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(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, to a fine or to both, or |
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(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both. |
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(4) In subsection (2) "proscribed" means proscribed for the purposes of any of the following- |
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(b) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996; |
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(c) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991; |
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(d) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989; |
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(e) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984; |
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(f) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978; |
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(g) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976; |
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(h) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974; |
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(i) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973. |
Support. |
11. - (1) A person commits an offence if- |
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(a) he invites support for a proscribed organisation, and |
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(b) the support is not, or is not restricted to, the provision of money or other property (within the meaning of section 14). |
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(2) A person commits an offence if he arranges, manages or assists in arranging or managing a meeting which he knows is- |
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(a) to support a proscribed organisation, |
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(b) to further the activities of a proscribed organisation, or |
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(c) to be addressed by a person who belongs or professes to belong to a proscribed organisation. |
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(3) A person commits an offence if he addresses a meeting and- |
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(a) the purpose of his address is to encourage support for a proscribed organisation or to further its activities, or |
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(b) he knows that the meeting is to be addressed by a person who belongs or professes to belong to a proscribed organisation. |
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(4) In subsections (2) and (3) "meeting" means a meeting of three or more persons, whether or not the public are admitted. |
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(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable- |
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(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, to a fine or to both, or |
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(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both. |