Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 328F
328F. (1) Whosoever by any means, directly or indirectly,
collects, receives, provides or invites another person to provi de,
money or other property or otherwise provides finance intending it
to be used, or which he has reasonable cause to suspect that it may
be used, in full or in part, for the purposes of terrorist acti vities
under article 328A and offences linked to terrorist acts under article
328C or knowing that it w ill contribute towards the activities,
whether criminal or otherwise, of any person involved in terror ist
activities or of a terrorist group shall, on conviction, and un less the
fact constitutes a more serious offence under any other provisi on of
this Code or of any other law, be liable to the punishment of
imprisonment for a term of not less than four years but not exc eeding
twenty years or to a fine ( multa) not exceeding two million and five
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hundred thousand euro (€2,500,000) or to both such fine and
imprisonment.
(2) In this article a reference to the provision of money or oth er
property is a reference to its being given, lent or otherwise m ade
available, whether for consideration or not.
Use and
possession.
Added by:
VI.2005.2.
Amended by:
III.2015.29;
XLII.2018.8;
LII.2020.4.
328G.(1) Whosoever uses money or other property for the
purposes of terrorist activities shall, on conviction, be liabl e to the
punishment of imprisonment from seven years to life.
( 2 ) W h o s o e v e r i s i n p o s s e s s i o n o f m o n e y o r o t h e r p r o p e r t y
intending it to be used, or hav ing reasonable cause to suspect that it
may be used, for the purposes of terrorist activities shall, on
conviction, be liable to the punishment laid down in article
328F(1):
Provided that for the purposes of this article and of article
328F it shall not be necessary th at the funds are in fact used, in full or
in part, to commit or to contribute to any of the offences prov ided for,
nor shall it be required that the offender knows for which spec ific
offence the funds are to be used.
Funding
arrangements.
Added by:
VI.2005.2.
Amended by:
III.2015.30.
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