Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Act 2015

Amendment of section 7(1) of Principal Act

8. Section 7(1) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (d), by the substitution of “a maximum term of less than 10 years of imprisonment,” for “a maximum term of less than 10 years of imprisonment.”, and

(b) by the addition of the following paragraph:

“(e) in the case of an offence that is a terrorist-linked activity referred to—

(i) in paragraph (c) of the definition in section 4 of ‘terrorist-linked activity’—

(I) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or

(II) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both,

(ii) in paragraph (d) of that definition, on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both, and

(iii) in paragraph (e) of that definition, on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both.”.