Terrorism Act 2000

11 Membership

(1) A person commits an offence if he belongs or professes to belong to a proscribed organisation.

(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove—

(a) that the organisation was not proscribed on the last (or only) occasion on which he became a member or began to profess to be a member, and

(b) that he has not taken part in the activities of the organisation at any time while it was proscribed.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, to a fine or to both, or

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(4) In subsection (2) “proscribed” means proscribed for the purposes of any of the following—

(a) this Act;

(b) the [1996 c. 22.] Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996;

(c) the [1991 c. 24.] Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991;

(d) the [1989 c. 4.] Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989;

(e) the [1984 c. 8.] Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984;

(f) the [1978 c. 5.] Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978;

(g) the [1976 c. 8.] Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976;

(h) the [1974 c. 56.] Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974;

(i) the [1973 c. 53.] Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973.