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TerrorismPossibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
Summary — TA 2000 s. 11 membership of a proscribed organisationPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months
- Fine
- Statutory maximum (unlimited for offences committed on/after 12 Mar 2015)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
On indictment — TA 2000 s. 11 membershipPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Summary — TA 2000 ss. 15–18 terrorist property (fund-raising, use/possession, funding arrangements, laundering)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months
- Fine
- Statutory maximum (unlimited for offences committed on/after 12 Mar 2015)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
On indictment — TA 2000 ss. 15–18 (per s. 22)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 14 years
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
TA 2000 s. 54 — weapons trainingPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years
- Fine
- No fine stated in source retrieved
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Figure per 2011 independent review of the Act; penalty clause not retrieved from legislation.gov.uk in this pass.
TA 2000 s. 56 — directing a terrorist organisation (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- Up to life
- Fine
- No fine stated in s. 56(2)
TA 2000 s. 57 — possession of article for terrorist purposes (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 15 years
- Fine
- No fine stated in text retrieved
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Raised 10→15 years by TA 2006 s. 13.
TA 2000 s. 58 — collection of information likely to be of use to a terrorist (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 15 years
- Fine
- No fine stated in text retrieved
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Raised 10→15 years by Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021, per Ministry of Justice consultation.
Summary (E&W) — TA 2006 ss. 1–2 encouragement / dissemination of terrorist publicationsPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 12 months
- Fine
- Statutory maximum (unlimited for offences committed on/after 12 Mar 2015)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
On indictment — TA 2006 ss. 1–2Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 15 years
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Raised 7→15 years by Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021, per Ministry of Justice consultation; older retrieved text showed 7 years.
TA 2006 s. 5 — preparation of terrorist acts (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- Up to life
- Fine
- No fine stated in s. 5(3)
PARTIAL: TA 2006 ss. 1–2 were retrieved in older text at 7 years; the 15-year figure is the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 increase confirmed by the Ministry of Justice consultation. TA 2000 s. 58 likewise raised 10→15 years. TA 2000 s. 54 figure is from the 2011 independent review of the Act, not a retrieved penalty clause. TA 2006 ss. 6 and 8, TA 2000 ss. 12, 19, 38B, 39, 58A, 58B, 59 need a further pass.