PART 1Counter-Terrorism

CHAPTER 1Terrorist offences

5Encouragement of terrorism and dissemination of terrorist publications

(1)

The Terrorism Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2)

Section 1 (encouragement of terrorism) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) and (4).

(3)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

for the words from “some” to “published” substitute “ a reasonable person ”;

(b)

for “to them” substitute “ , to some or all of the members of the public to whom it is published, ”.

(4)

In subsection (3)—

(a)

in the opening words, for “members of the public” substitute “ a reasonable person ”;

(b)

in paragraph (b), omit “those”.

(5)

Section 2 (dissemination of terrorist publications) is amended in accordance with subsections (6) and (7).

(6)

In subsection (3), in paragraph (a), for the words from “, by” to “them” substitute “ by a reasonable person as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement, to some or all of the persons to whom it is or may become available as a result of that conduct, ”.

(7)

In subsection (4)—

(a)

in the opening words, after “by a” insert “ reasonable ”;

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “that person” substitute “ a person ”.