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Section 237 Terrorism offences excepted from defence for slavery or trafficking victimsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Schedule 4 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (offences to which defence in section 45 does not apply) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 29 (offences under the Terrorism Act 2000)—

(a)

before the entry for section 54 insert—

  • “section 11 (membership of a proscribed organisation)

  • section 12 (support of a proscribed organisation)

  • section 15 (fund-raising for terrorism)

  • section 16 (use and possession of property for terrorism)

  • section 17 (funding arrangements)

  • section 17A (insurance against payments made in response to terrorist demands)

  • section 18 (money laundering)

  • section 19 (disclosure of information: duty)

  • section 21A (failure to disclose: regulated sector)

  • section 38B (information about acts of terrorism)

  • section 39 (disclosure of information prejudicial to investigation)”;

(b)

after the entry for section 57 insert—

  • “section 58 (collection of information)

  • section 58A (eliciting, publishing or communicating information about members of armed forces etc)

  • section 58B (entering or remaining in a designated area)”.

(3)

In paragraph 31 (offences under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001), after the entry for section 50 insert—

  • “section 67 (security of pathogens and toxins)

  • section 79 (disclosures relating to nuclear security)”.

(4)

In paragraph 35 (offences under the Terrorism Act 2006)—

(a)

before the entry for section 5 insert—

  • “section 1 (encouragement of terrorism)

  • section 2 (dissemination of terrorist publications)”;

(b)

after the entry for section 6 insert—

  • “section 8 (attendance at a place used for terrorist training)”.

(5)

After paragraph 35 insert—

“Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c.28)

35ZA

An offence under section 54 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (offences relating to notification).

Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23)

35ZB

An offence under section 23 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (contravention of terrorism prevention and investigation measures notice).

Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6)

35ZC

An offence under section 10 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (breach of temporary exclusion order or notice).”

(6)

The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to an offence committed before this section comes into force.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 237 in force at 29.6.2026, see s. 255(3)(j)