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Section 4: Act of terrorism by any 2 or more persons

Prevention of Terrorism Act

This section is inserted by Act No 13 of 2019, section 42.

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4. Act of terrorism by any 2 or more persons Any 2 or more persons who associate for the purpose of – (a) committing, or attempting to commit, an act of terrorism; (b) participating as an accomplice in an act of terrorism; (c) organising, or directing, any other person to commit an act of terrorism; or (d) contributing to the commission of an act of terrorism by a group of persons acting with a common purpose where the contribution is made intentionally and with the aim of furthering 374 Acts 2019 the act of terrorism or with the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit an act of terrorism; shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to penal servitude for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 35 years. (c) in section 5A – (i) by numbering the existing provision as subsection (1); (ii) by adding the following new subsection – (2) Any person who receives training from, or in any manner participates in training with, a proscribed organisation shall commit an offence. (d) in section 6(1)(b), by deleting the words “or a person declared to be suspected international terrorist under section10(1)”.

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