Part III
- (b) intends that it should be used, or has reasonable cause to suspect that it may be used, for the purposes of terrorism.
Funding arrangements. 17. A person commits an offence if—
- (a) he enters into or becomes concerned in an arrangement as a result of which money or other property is made available or is to be made available to another, and
- (b) he knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that it will or may be used for the purposes of terrorism.
Money laundering. 18.—(1) A person commits an offence if he enters into or becomes concerned in an arrangement which facilitates the retention or control by or on behalf of another person of terrorist property—
- (a) by concealment,
- (b) by removal from the jurisdiction,
- (c) by transfer to nominees, or
- (d) in any other way.
(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the arrangement related to terrorist property.
Disclosure of information: duty. 19.—(1) This section applies where a person—
- (a) believes or suspects that another person has committed an offence under any of sections 15 to 18, and
- (b) bases his belief or suspicion on information which comes to his attention in the course of a trade, profession, business or employment.
(2) The person commits an offence if he does not disclose to a constable as soon as is reasonably practicable—
- (a) his belief or suspicion, and
- (b) the information on which it is based.
(3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (2) to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for not making the disclosure.
(4) Where—
- (a) a person is in employment,
- (b) his employer has established a procedure for the making of disclosures of the matters specified in subsection (2), and
- (c) he is charged with an offence under that subsection,
it is a defence for him to prove that he disclosed the matters specified in that subsection in accordance with the procedure.
(5) Subsection (2) does not require disclosure by a professional legal adviser of—
- (a) information which he obtains in privileged circumstances, or
- (b) a belief or suspicion based on information which he obtains in privileged circumstances.
