21Grounds of proscriptionU.K.
In section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (proscription of organisations), after subsection (5) insert—
“(5A)The cases in which an organisation promotes or encourages terrorism for the purposes of subsection (5)(c) include any case in which activities of the organisation—
(a)include the unlawful glorification of the commission or preparation (whether in the past, in the future or generally) of acts of terrorism; or
(b)are carried out in a manner that ensures that the organisation is associated with statements containing any such glorification.
(5B)The glorification of any conduct is unlawful for the purposes of subsection (5A) if there are persons who may become aware of it who could reasonably be expected to infer that what is being glorified, is being glorified as—
(a)conduct that should be emulated in existing circumstances, or
(b)conduct that is illustrative of a type of conduct that should be so emulated.
(5C)In this section—
‘glorification’ includes any form of praise or celebration, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;
‘statement’ includes a communication without words consisting of sounds or images or both.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 21 in force at 13.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1013, art. 2(2)(a)