# Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, Section 5: Encouragement 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 ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/3/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-border-security-act-2019/section-5
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