Part VI Miscellaneous
Inciting terrorism overseas
60 Northern Ireland.
1
A person commits an offence if—
a
he incites another person to commit an act of terrorism wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom, and
b
the act would, if committed in Northern Ireland, constitute one of the offences listed in subsection (2).
2
Those offences are—
a
murder,
b
an offence under section 18 of the Offences against the M1Person Act 1861 (wounding with intent),
c
an offence under section 23 or 24 of that Act (poison),
d
an offence under section 28 or 29 of that Act (explosions), and
e
an offence under Article 3(2) of the M2Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (endangering life by damaging property).
3
A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable to any penalty to which he would be liable on conviction of the offence listed in subsection (2) which corresponds to the act which he incites.
4
For the purposes of subsection (1) it is immaterial whether or not the person incited is in the United Kingdom at the time of the incitement.
5
Nothing in this section imposes criminal liability on any person acting on behalf of, or holding office under, the Crown.