PART 1Counter-Terrorism
CHAPTER 2Punishment and management of terrorist offenders
Sentencing
10Extended sentences for terrorism offences: Scotland
1
Section 210A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (extended sentences for sex and violent offenders) is amended as follows.
2
In the heading, for “sex and violent offenders” substitute “
sex, violent and terrorist offenders
”
.
3
In subsection (1)—
a
for “or violent” substitute “
, violent or terrorism
”
;
b
in paragraph (a)(ii), after “violent” insert “
or terrorism
”
.
4
In subsection (3)—
a
omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a);
b
after paragraph (b) insert
, and
c
a terrorism offence, ten years.
5
In subsection (10)—
a
in the definition of “imprisonment”, omit “and” at the end of paragraph (ii);
b
after that definition insert—
“terrorism offence” means—
- a
an offence under any of the following provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000—
- i
section 11 (membership of a proscribed organisation),
- ii
section 12 (inviting support for a proscribed organisation),
- iii
section 54 (weapons training),
- iv
section 56 (directing a terrorist organisation),
- v
section 57 (possession of article for terrorist purposes),
- vi
section 58 (collection of information likely to be of use to a terrorist),
- vii
section 58A (publishing information about members of the armed forces etc),
- viii
section 58B (entering or remaining in a designated area), or
- ix
section 59 (inciting terrorism overseas),
- b
an offence under any of the following provisions of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001—
- i
section 47 (use etc of nuclear weapons),
- ii
section 50 (assisting or inducing certain weapons-related acts overseas), or
- iii
section 113 (use of noxious substance or thing to cause harm or intimidate),
- c
an offence under any of the following provisions of the Terrorism Act 2006—
- i
section 1 (encouragement of terrorism),
- ii
section 2 (dissemination of terrorist publications),
- iii
section 5 (preparation of terrorist acts),
- iv
section 6 (training for terrorism),
- v
section 8 (attendance at a place used for terrorist training),
- vi
section 9 (making or possession of radioactive device or material),
- vii
section 10 (misuse of radioactive device or material for terrorist purposes etc), or
- viii
section 11 (terrorist threats relating to radioactive devices etc),
- d
an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of an offence specified in paragraphs (a) to (c),
- e
an offence of attempting to commit such an offence,
- f
an offence of conspiring to commit such an offence; and