Section 11 Terrorism Act 2000

Section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is about Membership. It provides as follows:

(1) A person commits an offence if he belongs or professes to belong to a proscribed organisation.

(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove—

(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

(b)that he has not taken part in the activities of the organisation at any time while it was proscribed.

(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years, to a fine or to both, or

(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(4)In subsection (2) “proscribed” means proscribed for the purposes of any of the following—

(a)this Act;

(b)the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996;

(c)the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991;

(d)the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989;

(e)the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984;

(f)the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978;

(g)the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976;

(h)the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974;

(i)the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973.

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