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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".