ANTI-TERRORISM ACT - Legal Affairs

1 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOANTI- terrorism ACTCHAPTER 12:07 Act26 of 2005 Amended by2 of 201016 of 201114 of 201215 of 2014 Current Authorised Pages Pages Authorised (inclusive) by 1 12 .. 13 20 .. 21 40.

2 41 44 .. 45 62 .. UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2015 MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND Legal 12:07 anti -TerrorismLAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOI ndex of Subsidiary LegislationPageFinancial Obligations (Financing of terrorism ) Regulations (LN 7/2011) 58 Note on RevisionThe pages of this Act bearing the notation 1/2015 are hereby authorised to beincluded in the Laws as from 5th January 2015 pursuant to an Order made under section 9 ofthe Law Revision Act (Chap.)

3 3:03).UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2015 MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND Legal 12:073 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND CHAPTER 12:07 ANTI-TERRORISM ACTARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONSSECTIONPART IPRELIMINARY1. Short IIOFFENCES3. Terrorist Provision of services for commission of terrorist Collection or provision of property to commit terrorist Use of property for commission of terrorist Arrangements for retention or control of terrorist Dealing with terrorist Soliciting or giving support for the commission of terrorist Harbouring of persons committing terrorist Provision of Recruitment of persons for terrorist Provision of instruction or training to persons committing terrorist Incitement.

4 Promotion or solicitation of property for the commissionof terrorist Providing facilities in support of terrorist IIICONVENTION OFFENCES16. Endangering the safety of maritime Bombing Protection of internationally protected Offences relating to fixed Offences with regard to nuclear matter or VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2015 MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND Legal 12:07 anti -TerrorismLAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO21. Hoaxes involving noxious substances or things or explosives orother lethal Use of chemical, biological or nuclear IIIAFINANCING OF TERRORISM22A.

5 Offence of financing of Special provisions for designated Certain procedures Listing of terrorist Reporting Identification of offence of financing of FIU may suspend certain IVINVESTIGATION OF OFFENCES23. Detention Power to gather Authority for Customer Information Monitoring VJURISDICTION AND TRIAL OF OFFENCES25. Jurisdiction of Trinidad and Tobago Extradition from Trinidad and Evidence by a VIINFORMATION SHARING, EXTRADITION ANDMUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS28.

6 Exchange of information relating to terrorist Treaty to be used as basis for OF SECTIONS ContinuedSECTIONUNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2015 MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND Legal 12:075 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND SECTION30. Treaty to be used as basis for Mutual Assistance in Criminal Offences under this Act not deemed to be offences of a political VIIDISCLOSURE AND SHARING INFORMATION32. Duty to disclose information relating to offences and terrorist Duty to disclose information relating to property used forcommission of offences under this VIIISEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF TERRORISTPROPERTY34.

7 Application for restraint Orders for forfeiture of property on conviction for offences underthis Orders for seizure and restraint of Orders for forfeiture of Sharing of forfeited Seizure and detention of IXMISCELLANEOUS POWERS39. Duty to disclose information relating to passengers of aircraftand Power to refuse refugee Power to make Offences and VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2015 MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND Legal 12:07 anti -TerrorismLAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOCHAPTER 12.

8 07 ANTI-TERRORISM ACTAn Act to criminalise terrorism and the financing ofterrorism, to provide for the detection, prevention,prosecution, conviction and punishment of terroristactivities and the confiscation, forfeiture and seizure ofterrorists assets and of those involved in the financingof terrorism and for related matters.[13 THSEPTEMBER2005]PART Act may be cited as the ANTI-TERRORISM (1) In this Act Convention means any of the following Conventions:(a)Convention on Offences and certain Other Actscommitted on Board Aircraft, signed at Tokyoon 14th September 1963;(b)Convention for the Suppression of UnlawfulSeizure of Aircraft, done at The Hague on16th December 1970;(c)Convention for the Suppression of UnlawfulActs against the Safety of Civil Aviation, doneat Montreal on 23rd September 1971.

9 (d)Convention on the Prevention and Punishmentof Crimes against Internationally ProtectedPersons, including Diplomatic Agents, adoptedby the General Assembly of the United Nationson 14th December 1973;(e)International Convention against the Taking ofHostages, adopted by the General Assemblyof the United Nations on 17th December 1979;(f)Convention on the Physical Protection of NuclearMaterial, adopted at Vienna on 3rd March 1980;26 of 2005.[2 of 2010]. [2 of 201016 of 201115 of 2014].UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2015 MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND Legal 12:077 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND (g)Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Actsof Violence at Airports Serving InternationalCivil Aviation, supplementary to theConvention for the Suppression of UnlawfulActs against the Safety of Civil Aviation, doneat Montreal on 24th February 1988.

10 (h)Convention for the Suppression of UnlawfulActs against the Safety of Maritime Navigation,done at Rome on 10th March 1988;(i)Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Actsagainst the Safety of fixed Platforms located onthe continental shelf, done at Rome on 10thMarch 1988;(j)Convention on the Marking of PlasticExplosives for the Purposes of Detection,signed at Montreal on 1st March 1991;(k)International Convention for the Suppressionof Terrorist Bombings, adopted by theGeneral Assembly of the United Nations on15th December 1997;(l)International Convention for the Suppressionof the Financing of terrorism , adopted by theGeneral Assembly of the United Nations on9th December 1999; explosive or other lethal device means (a)a weapon; or(b)an explosive or incendiary weapon,that is designed or has the capability to cause death, seriousbodily injury or substantial material damage.