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Version date: 12 April 2019 - onwards
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11 Extended sentences for terrorism offences: Northern Ireland

(1) The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 12 (meaning of "specified offence" etc) -

(a) in paragraph (1), for "or a specified sexual offence" substitute ", a specified sexual offence or a specified terrorism offence";

(b) in paragraph (3), after the definition of "specified sexual offence" insert -

""specified terrorism offence" means an offence specified in Part 3 of that Schedule."

(3) In Article 14 (extended custodial sentence for certain violent or sexual offences), in paragraph (8), in sub-paragraph (b) at the end insert "or a specified terrorism offence".

(4) In Schedule 2 (specified offences for the purposes of certain sentencing provisions in Chapter 3, relating to dangerous offenders), after Part 2 insert -

"Part 3 Specified terrorism offences

The Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)

1 An offence under -

section 11 (membership of a proscribed organisation),

section 12 (inviting support for a proscribed organisation),

section 54 (weapons training),

section 56 (directing a terrorist organisation),

section 57 (possession of article for terrorist purposes),

section 58 (collection of information likely to be of use to a terrorist),

section 58A (publishing information about members of the armed forces etc),