Part I Proscribed Organisations
2 Membership, support and meetings.
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Subject to subsection (3) below, a person is guilty of an offence if he—
a
belongs or professes to belong to a proscribed organisation;
b
solicits or invites support for a proscribed organisation other than support with money or other property; or
c
arranges or assists in the arrangement or management of, or addresses, any meeting of three or more persons (whether or not it is a meeting to which the public are admitted) knowing that the meeting is—
i
to support a proscribed organisation;
ii
to further the activities of such an organisation; or
iii
to be addressed by a person belonging or professing to belong to such an organisation.
2
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above is liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or a fine or both;
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.
3
A person belonging to a proscribed organisation is not guilty of an offence under this section by reason of belonging to the organisation if he shows—
a
that he became a member when it was not a proscribed organisation under the current legislation; and
b
that he has not since he became a member taken part in any of its activities at any time while it was a proscribed organisation under that legislation.
4
In subsection (3) above “the current legislation”, in relation to any time, means whichever of the following was in force at that time—
a
the M1Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974;
b
the M2Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976;
c
the M3Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984; or
d
this Act.
5
The reference in subsection (3) above to a person becoming a member of an organisation is a reference to the only or last occasion on which he became a member.