| Terrorism Act 2000 |
| 2000 Chapter 11 - continued |
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PART I |
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INTRODUCTORY |
| Terrorism: interpretation. |
1. - (1) In this Act "terrorism" means the use or threat of action where-
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(a) the action falls within subsection (2), |
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(b) the use or threat is designed to influence the government or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and |
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(c) the use or threat is made for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause. |
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(2) Action falls within this subsection if it-
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(a) involves serious violence against a person, |
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(b) involves serious damage to property, |
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(c) endangers a person's life, other than that of the person committing the action, |
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(d) creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public, or |
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(e) is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system. |
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(3) The use or threat of action falling within subsection (2) which involves the use of firearms or explosives is terrorism whether or not subsection (1)(b) is satisfied.
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(4) In this section-
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(a) "action" includes action outside the United Kingdom, |
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(b) a reference to any person or to property is a reference to any person, or to property, wherever situated, |
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(c) a reference to the public includes a reference to the public of a country other than the United Kingdom, and |
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(d) "the government" means the government of the United Kingdom, of a Part of the United Kingdom or of a country other than the United Kingdom. |
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(5) In this Act a reference to action taken for the purposes of terrorism includes a reference to action taken for the benefit of a proscribed organisation.
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| Temporary legislation. |
2. - (1) The following shall cease to have effect-
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(a) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, and |
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(b) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996. |
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(2) Schedule 1 (which preserves certain provisions of the 1996 Act, in some cases with amendment, for a transitional period) shall have effect.
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