Part II
- (a) this Act;
- (b) the 1996 c. 22.Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996;
- (c) the 1991 c. 24.Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991;
- (d) the 1989 c. 4.Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989;
- (e) the 1984 c. 8.Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984;
- (f) the 1978 c. 5.Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978;
- (g) the 1976 c. 8.Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976;
- (h) the 1974 c. 56.Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974;
- (i) the 1974 c. 53.Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973.
Support. 12.—(1) A person commits an offence if—
- (a) he invites support for a proscribed organisation, and
- (b) the support is not, or is not restricted to, the provision of money or other property (within the meaning of section 15).
(2) A person commits an offence if he arranges, manages or assists in arranging or managing a meeting which he knows is—
- (a) to support a proscribed organisation,
- (b) to further the activities of a proscribed organisation, or
- (c) to be addressed by a person who belongs or professes to belong to a proscribed organisation.
(3) A person commits an offence if he addresses a meeting and the purpose of his address is to encourage support for a proscribed organisation or to further its activities.
(4) Where a person is charged with an offence under subsection (2)(c) in respect of a private meeting it is a defence for him to prove that he had no reasonable cause to believe that the address mentioned in subsection (2)(c) would support a proscribed organisation or further its activities.
(5) In subsections (2) to (4)—
- (a) “meeting” means a meeting of three or more persons, whether or not the public are admitted, and
- (b) a meeting is private if the public are not admitted.
(6) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
- (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, to a fine or to both, or
- (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
Uniform. 13.—(1) A person in a public place commits an offence if he—
- (a) wears an item of clothing, or
- (b) wears, carries or displays an article,
in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation.
(2) A constable in Scotland may arrest a person without a warrant if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that the person is guilty of an offence under this section.
