Cap. 11:21 Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Act No. 5/2007 PART III FOREIGN OR INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS 8 Identification of foreign or international terrorist organisations (1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister responsible for foreign affairs, designate by notice in a statutory instrument any organisation to be a foreign or an international terrorist organisation for the purposes of this Act. (2) In any prosecution for an offence against this Act involving an organisation that is alleged to be a foreign or international terrorist organisation but which is not designated, the State shall bear the burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the organisation is a foreign or international terrorist organisation. (3) The designation of an organisation shall have effect as if the organisation is declared to be an unlawful organisation in terms of section 3 (“Declaration of organization to be unlawful”) of the Unlawful Organisations Act [Chapter 11:13] and that Act shall apply, subject to the substitution of references to the President by the Minister and any other changes that may be necessary, to such organisation. (4) Any designated organisation or any person affected by the organisation’s designation may apply to the Minister in the prescribed manner for the Minister to revoke the designation of the organisation. 9 Promoting, directing or belonging to designated foreign or international terrorist organisations Any person who is a promoter of a designated foreign or international terrorist organisation, or is or becomes a leader, office-bearer, officer or member of a designated foreign or international terrorist organisation, shall be guilty of an offence and liable— (a) in the case of a promoter, leader, office-bearer or officer of a designated foreign or international terrorist organisation, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years; (b) in the case of a member of a designated foreign or international terrorist organisation, to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 10 Soliciting support for designated foreign or international terrorist organisations Any person who, without being a promoter, leader, office-bearer, officer or member of a designated foreign or international terrorist organisation— (a) solicits, invites or encourages moral or material support for the designated foreign or international terrorist organisation; or (b) arranges, manages or assists in arranging or managing a meeting which he or she knows is— (i) to support the designated foreign or international terrorist organisation; or (ii) to further the activities of the designated foreign or international terrorist organisation; or -7-