Page:Terrorism Act 2006.pdf/23

Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11) Part 1—Offences :(c) make supplemental, incidental, consequential or transitional provision in connection with the addition or removal of an offence.

(10) An order under subsection (9) may add an offence in or as regards Scotland to the offences listed in Schedule 1 to the extent only that a provision creating the offence would be outside the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.

(11) The Secretary of State must not make an order containing (with or without other provision) any provision authorised by subsection (9) unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.

Proscription of terrorist organisations 21Grounds of proscription

In section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (proscription of organisations), after subsection (5) insert—
 * “(5A) The cases in which an organisation promotes or encourages terrorism for the purposes of subsection (5)(c) include any case in which activities of the organisation—
 * (a) include the unlawful glorification of the commission or preparation (whether in the past, in the future or generally) of acts of terrorism; or
 * (b) are carried out in a manner that ensures that the organisation is associated with statements containing any such glorification.
 * (5B) The glorification of any conduct is unlawful for the purposes of subsection (5A) if there are persons who may become aware of it who could reasonably be expected to infer that what is being glorified, is being glorified as—
 * (a) conduct that should be emulated in existing circumstances, or
 * (b) conduct that is illustrative of a type of conduct that should be so emulated.
 * (5C) In this section—
 * ‘glorification’ includes any form of praise or celebration, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;
 * ‘statement’ includes a communication without words consisting of sounds or images or both.”

22Name changes by proscribed organisations

(1) The Terrorism Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 3 (proscription of organisations), at the end insert—
 * “(6) Where the Secretary of State believes—