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The following section shall be inserted in the M1Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, after section 18—
(1)A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a)he knows, or suspects, that another person is providing financial assistance for terrorism;
(b)the information, or other matter, on which that knowledge or suspicion is based came to his attention in the course of his trade, profession, business or employment; and
(c)he does not disclose the information or other matter to a constable as soon as is reasonably practicable after it comes to his attention.
(2)Subsection (1) above does not make it an offence for a professional legal adviser to fail to disclose any information or other matter which has come to him in privileged circumstances.
(3)It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under this section that the person charged had a reasonable excuse for not disclosing the information or other matter in question.
(4)Where a person discloses to a constable—
(a)his suspicion or belief that another person is providing financial assistance for terrorism; or
(b)any information or other matter on which that suspicion or belief is based;
the disclosure shall not be treated as a breach of any restriction imposed by statute or otherwise.
(5)Without prejudice to subsection (3) or (4) above, in the case of a person who was in employment at the relevant time, it is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under this section that he disclosed the information or other matter in question to the appropriate person in accordance with the procedure established by his employer for the making of such disclosures.
(6)A disclosure to which subsection (5) above applies shall not be treated as a breach of any restriction imposed by statute or otherwise.
(7)In this section “providing financial assistance for terrorism” means doing any act which constitutes an offence under section 9, 10 or 11 above or, in the case of an act done otherwise than in the United Kingdom, which would constitute such an offence if done in the United Kingdom.
(8)For the purposes of subsection (7) above, having possession of any property shall be taken to be doing an act in relation to it.
(9)For the purposes of this section, any information or other matter comes to a professional legal adviser in privileged circumstances if it is communicated, or given, to him—
(a)by, or by a representative of, a client of his in connection with the giving by the adviser of legal advice to the client;
(b)by, or by a representative of, a person seeking legal advice from the adviser; or
(c)by any person—
(i)in contemplation of, or in connection with, legal proceedings; and
(ii)for the purpose of those proceedings.
(10)No information or other matter shall be treated as coming to a professional legal adviser in privileged circumstances if it is communicated or given with a view to furthering any criminal purpose.
(11)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both; or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine or to both.”.
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