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| Membership. |
11. - (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. |
12. - (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 15). |
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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. |
| Uniform. |
13. - (1) A person in a public place commits an offence if he-
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(a) wears an item of clothing, or |
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(b) wears, carries or displays an article, |
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in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation.
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(2) A constable in Scotland may arrest a person without a warrant if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that the person is guilty of an offence under this section.
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(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to-
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(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, |
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(b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or |
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