Section 17, 18, 18A and 18B of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967

Section 17 Punishment for raising funds for terrorist act

1, 2[17. Punishment for raising funds for terrorist act.-Whoever, in India or in a foreign country, directly or indirectly, raises or provides funds or collects funds, whether from a legitimate or illegitimate source, from any person or persons or attempts to provide to, or raises or collects funds for any person or persons, knowing that such funds are likely to be used, in full or in part by such person or persons or by a terrorist organisation or by a terrorist gang or by an individual terrorist to commit a terrorist act, notwithstanding whether such funds were actually used or not for commission of such act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation.-For the purpose of this section,

(a) participating, organising or directing in any of the acts stated therein shall constitute an offence;

(b) raising funds shall include raising or collecting or providing funds through production or smuggling or circulation of high quality counterfeit Indian currency; and

(c) raising or collecting or providing funds, in any manner for the benefit of, or, to an individual terrorist, terrorist gang or terrorist organisation for the purpose not specifically covered under section 15 shall also be construed as an offence.]
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1. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for section 17 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013).
2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for Chapter IV (w.e.f. 21-9-2004).

 

Section 18 Punishment for conspiracy, etc

1[18. Punishment for conspiracy, etc.-Whoever conspires or attempts to commit, or advocates, abets, advises or 2[incites, directly or knowingly facilitates] the commission of, a terrorist act or any act preparatory to the commission of a terrorist act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.]

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1. 2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for Chapter IV (w.e.f. 21-9-2004).
2. Subs. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 7, for "incites or knowingly facilitates" (w.e.f. 31-12-2008)

 

Section 19 Punishment for organising of terrorist camps

1, 2[18A. Punishment for organising of terrorist camps.-[Whoever organises or causes to be organised any camp or camps for imparting training in terrorism shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.]
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1. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for Chapter IV (w.e.f. 21-9-2004).
2. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 31-12-2008).

 

Section 18B Punishment for recruiting of any person or persons for terrorist act.

1[18B. Punishment for recruiting of any person or persons for terrorist act.-Whoever recruits or causes to be recruited any person or persons for commission of a terrorist act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.]

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1. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for Chapter IV (w.e.f. 21-9-2004).