Terrorist financing

(1) Any person who by any means, directly or indirectly, willfully provides or collects funds or other property, with the intention that they should be used or in the knowledge that they are to be used in whole or in part in or outside of Belize– (a) by any person to– (i) plan, prepare or commit a terrorist act; (ii) provide or receive training related to terrorism; or (iii) travel for the purposes referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii); or (b) by a terrorist or terrorist organisation for any purpose, commits an offence and is liable to the same penalties as prescribed in section 5 for the offence of terrorism. (1A) A purpose referred to in paragraph (1)(b) includes the following– (a) recruitment, training, travel and payment of salaries, taxes or other expenses; (b) the provision of the general subsistence and maintenance of a terrorist organisation or a terrorist, including food, water, clothing, lodging, public utilities, equipment or other support for the infrastructure of a terrorist organisation; or (c) equipment or other goods used to promote the ideology of a terrorist organisation or a (2) Every person who– (a) organises or directs others to commit; (b) attempts to commit; (c) conspires to commit; (d) participates as an accomplice to a person committing, or attempting to commit; or (e) aids, abets, facilitates, counsels or procures the commission of, an offence under sub-section (1), commits an offence under this Act and is liable to the same penalties as prescribed in sub-section (1). (3) An offence under sub-section (1) or (2) is committed irrespective of the occurrence of a terrorist act or whether the funds have been used to commit such an act. 130[CAP. 104 Money Laundering and Terrorism (Prevention) (4) The Minister may, from time to time by order published in the Gazette, publish a list of terrorists and terrorist organisations but until such time as an Order is made under this section, the list of terrorists and terrorist organizations contained in the Schedule II to the Security Council Resolution 1617 (2005) (Enforcement) Order in Statutory Instrument No. 32 of 2006, as amended, shall have effect for the purposes of this Act. (5) Where the Minister has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person is a terrorist, the Minister may give direction that such person is a listed person for the purposes of an Order made under sub-section (4). (6) The Minister may vary or revoke a direction made under sub-section (5) at any time. (7) A direction under sub-section (5) has effect– (a) for such a period as the Minister may specify in the direction; or (b) until the direction is revoked or set aside under sub-section (9). (8) Where the Minister gives a direction, he shall– (a) take such steps as he considers appropriate to publicise the direction; (b) give written notice to the person identified in the direction; and (c) if the direction is varied or revoked– (i) give written notice of the variation or revocation to the person identified in the direction; and (ii) take such further steps as he considers appropriate to publicise the variation or revocation. (9) The Supreme Court may set aside a direction on the (a) the person identified in the direction; or (b) any other person affected by the direction. (10) A person who makes an application under sub-section (9) shall give a copy of the application and any witness statement or affidavit in support to the Minister not later than fourteen days before the date fixed for the hearing of the (11) Where the Supreme Court sets aside a direction, the Minister shall take such steps as he considers appropriate to publicise the Court’s decision. (12) For the purposes of this section, “Minister” means the Minister with responsibility for foreign affairs.