PART 1Counter-Terrorism

CHAPTER 1Terrorist offences

5Encouragement of terrorism and dissemination of terrorist publications

1

The Terrorism Act 2006 is amended as follows.

2

Section 1 (encouragement of terrorism) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) and (4).

3

In subsection (1)—

a

for the words from “some” to “published” substitute “a reasonable person”;

b

for “to them” substitute “, to some or all of the members of the public to whom it is published,”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

in the opening words, for “members of the public” substitute “a reasonable person”;

b

in paragraph (b), omit “those”.

5

Section 2 (dissemination of terrorist publications) is amended in accordance with subsections (6) and (7).

6

In subsection (3), in paragraph (a), for the words from “, by” to “them” substitute “by a reasonable person as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement, to some or all of the persons to whom it is or may become available as a result of that conduct,”.

7

In subsection (4)—

a

in the opening words, after “by a” insert “reasonable”;

b

in paragraph (b), for “that person” substitute “a person”.