Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019

10 Extended sentences for terrorism offences: Scotland

(1) Section 210A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (extended sentences for sex and violent offenders) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, for “sex and violent offenders” substitute “sex, violent and terrorist offenders”.

(3) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “or violent” substitute “, violent or terrorism”;

(b) in paragraph (a)(ii), after “violent” insert “or terrorism”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a);

(b) after paragraph (b) insert “, and

(c) a terrorism offence, ten years.”

(5) In subsection (10)—

(a) in the definition of “imprisonment”, omit “and” at the end of paragraph (ii);

(b) after that definition insert—

• ““terrorism offence” means—

  (a)

  an offence under any of the following provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000—

  (i)

  section 11 (membership of a proscribed organisation),

  (ii)

  section 12 (inviting support for a proscribed organisation),

  (iii)

  section 54 (weapons training),

  (iv)

  section 56 (directing a terrorist organisation),

  (v)

  section 57 (possession of article for terrorist purposes),

  (vi)

  section 58 (collection of information likely to be of use to a terrorist),

  (vii)

  section 58A (publishing information about members of the armed forces etc),

  (viii)

  section 58B (entering or remaining in a designated area), or

  (ix)

  section 59 (inciting terrorism overseas),

  (b)

  an offence under any of the following provisions of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001—

  (i)

  section 47 (use etc of nuclear weapons),

  (ii)

  section 50 (assisting or inducing certain weapons-related acts overseas), or

  (iii)

  section 113 (use of noxious substance or thing to cause harm or intimidate),

  (c)

  an offence under any of the following provisions of the Terrorism Act 2006—

  (i)

  section 1 (encouragement of terrorism),

  (ii)

  section 2 (dissemination of terrorist publications),

  (iii)

  section 5 (preparation of terrorist acts),

  (iv)

  section 6 (training for terrorism),

  (v)

  section 8 (attendance at a place used for terrorist training),

  (vi)

  section 9 (making or possession of radioactive device or material),

  (vii)

  section 10 (misuse of radioactive device or material for terrorist purposes etc), or

  (viii)

  section 11 (terrorist threats relating to radioactive devices etc),

  (d)

  an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of an offence specified in paragraphs (a) to (c),

  (e)

  an offence of attempting to commit such an offence,

  (f)

  an offence of conspiring to commit such an offence; and”.