Point in time view as at 01/01/2014.
Terrorism Act 2000, Cross Heading: Terrorist bombing and finance offences is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)If—
(a)a person does anything outside the United Kingdom as an act of terrorism or for the purposes of terrorism, and
(b)his action would have constituted the commission of one of the offences listed in subsection (2) if it had been done in the United Kingdom,
he shall be guilty of the offence.
(2)The offences referred to in subsection (1)(b) are—
(a)an offence under section 2, 3 or 5 of the M1Explosive Substances Act 1883 (causing explosions, &c.),
(b)an offence under section 1 of the M2Biological Weapons Act 1974 (biological weapons), and
(c)an offence under section 2 of the M3Chemical Weapons Act 1996 (chemical weapons).
(1)If—
(a)a person does anything outside the United Kingdom, and
(b)his action would have constituted the commission of an offence under any of sections 15 to 18 if it had been done in the United Kingdom,
he shall be guilty of the offence.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), section 18(1)(b) shall be read as if for “the jurisdiction” there were substituted “ a jurisdiction ”.
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 64 repealed (1.1.2004 subject to savings in the commencing S.I.) by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), ss. 219(1), 220, Sch. 3 para. 11, Sch. 4; S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (with arts. 3-5) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3312 and S.I. 2003/3258)
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