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PART III |
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TERRORIST PROPERTY |
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Interpretation |
| Terrorist property. |
14. - (1) In this Act "terrorist property" means-
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(a) money or other property which is likely to be used for the purposes of terrorism (including any resources of a proscribed organisation), |
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(b) proceeds of the commission of acts of terrorism, and |
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(c) proceeds of acts carried out for the purposes of terrorism. |
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(2) In subsection (1)-
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(a) a reference to proceeds of an act includes a reference to any property which wholly or partly, and directly or indirectly, represents the proceeds of the act (including payments or other rewards in connection with its commission), and |
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(b) the reference to an organisation's resources includes a reference to any money or other property which is applied or made available, or is to be applied or made available, for use by the organisation. |
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Offences |
| Fund-raising. |
15. - (1) A person commits an offence if he-
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(a) invites another to provide money or other property, and |
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(b) intends that it should be used, or has reasonable cause to suspect that it may be used, for the purposes of terrorism. |
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(2) A person commits an offence if he-
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(a) receives money or other property, and |
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(b) intends that it should be used, or has reasonable cause to suspect that it may be used, for the purposes of terrorism. |
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(3) A person commits an offence if he-
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(a) provides money or other property, and |
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(b) knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that it will or may be used for the purposes of terrorism. |
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(4) In this section a reference to the provision of money or other property is a reference to its being given, lent or otherwise made available, whether or not for consideration.
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| Use and possession. |
16. - (1) A person commits an offence if he uses money or other property for the purposes of terrorism.
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(2) A person commits an offence if he-
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(a) possesses money or other property, and |
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(b) intends that it should be used, or has reasonable cause to suspect that it may be used, for the purposes of terrorism. |
| Funding arrangements. |
17. A person commits an offence if-
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(a) he enters into or becomes concerned in an arrangement as a result of which money or other property is made available or is to be made available to another, and |
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(b) he knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that it will or may be used for the purposes of terrorism. |
| Money laundering. |
18. - (1) A person commits an offence if he enters into or becomes concerned in an arrangement which facilitates the retention or control by or on behalf of another person of terrorist property-
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(b) by removal from the jurisdiction, |
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(c) by transfer to nominees, or |
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(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the arrangement related to terrorist property.
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