Retroactive application of the Anti Terrorism Act

Concerning counter terrorism measures, no case had yet arisen under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (2002).

The Enabling Act for the SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism 1991 The Extradition Act 1991.

The Act also encompasses the punishment of individual acts of terrorism.

Also before Parliament is a Bill of the Counter Terrorism Act.

Act on the suppression of the financing of terrorism and money laundering

The root causes of any act of terrorism must be carefully examined in order to effectively address and combat terrorism.

Australia ratified the UN International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism in 2002 and has implemented its obligations through the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002 (SFT Act).

He welcomed the suggestion that the safeguards available under that Act might be extended to the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

On terrorism, we agree with the Secretary General's proposal to conclude a comprehensive terrorism convention that defines as an act of terrorism any act intended to seriously harm civilians or non combatants, with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a Government or international organization to do or abstain from any act.

Financing of terrorism may be punished as contribution to the commission of a terrorist act.

We must act to ensure that catastrophic terrorism never becomes a reality.

Article 5 of the Law outlines the definitions for a terrorist act, the terrorist activity, a terrorist, fight against terrorism, counter terrorism action, Implementation Zone of Counter Terrorism Action, a hostage.

(d) The careful constitutional scrutiny of the powers conferred by the Anti Terrorism Act 2001

The Prevention of Terrorism Act was based on the counter terrorism instruments to which Mauritius was a party and on counter terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom, India and Singapore.

Introduction of the Anti Terrorism Crime Act 2003 encompasses and reinforces the principles of the Eight Special Recommendations of the FATF on combating the financing of terrorism.

Any train accident or airplane crash is now at first suspected of being an act of terrorism.

In that event, the first question would be whether the catastrophe was an act of terrorism, an act of State aggression or an accident all were possible.

Law no. 52 2003 criminalizes as a terrorist act all acts that aim to facilitate, directly or indirectly, any act for terrorism purposes.

Israel further calls upon the international community to urge the Government of Lebanon to act against terrorism.

A designation results in the freezing of all assets (Terrorism Suppression Act, sects. 20 23 and 31).

It adopted the Prevention of Terrorism Act in March 2005 (http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2005 2005 20050002.htm).

The Government of Mauritius passed the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2003 to implement the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.

Lastly, he welcomed the provision on making videos of police interrogations during the 36 hour incommunicado detention period under the Dangerous Drugs Act and the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

When should we call an act of violence terrorism and when should we call a militant a terrorist ?

The Crimes of Terrorism Act entered into force on 10 August 2004 (see Annex I.B, under item 11).

Singapore. Singapore issued anti terrorism regulations in 2001 based on the authority of its United Nations Act (2001).

This is particularly the case following the horrendous act of terrorism of 11 September 2001 in the United States.

The Act ratifying the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism was adopted on 5 July 2004.

Act No. 04 016 of 19 July 2004 on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism has been promulgated.

The Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2003 which came in operation on 22 November 2003.

As part of that seminar, the aforementioned draft counter terrorism act was analysed, with very useful and satisfactory results.

The current Danish Act on Measures to Prevent Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (The Act on Money Laundering) is not in force on the Faroe Islands or in Greenland.

It was logical that such a convention should contain a legal definition of terrorism and of what constituted a terrorist act.

According to this article, allocation or collection of financial resources for execution of a terrorist act is considered as financing of terrorism.

Faulted by some for its inability to prevent illiberal anti terrorism measures, the Human Rights Act is criticized by just as many others for hampering counter terrorism policy.

The CTC would however, be grateful to receive a copy of the amended Act 9613 98 and Act 7.170 83 which according to the third report (at page 3) criminalize the financing of terrorism.

Likewise if a person has financed an act of international terrorism (Article 389), it will also be considered a criminal act, since the financing of the offence provided for by Article 389 will be considered as assistance to international terrorism according to Paragraph 5 of Article 38 of the RA Criminal Code.

(e) The State party's resort to potentially indefinite detention under the Anti terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 of foreign nationals suspected of involvement in international terrorism and the strict regime applied in Belmarsh prison

(d) Criminal justice systems at the national level should, when combating terrorism, act in full compliance with the rule of law, due process, paying due respect for human rights, including the rights of victims of terrorism.

Australia. Australia implements the United Nations Al Qaida and Taliban sanctions, in part, through the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002 and the Charter of the United Nations (Terrorism and Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2002.

He shared the concern of other Committee members over the vague definitions contained in the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 and their possible consequences.

Ukraine noted that article 29 of the Anti Terrorism Act provides legislative support for the extradition of persons who have participated in terrorist activities.

One month ago, my dear colleague Lakshman Kadirgamar, the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, was assassinated by a calculated and barbaric act of terrorism.

However, consideration should be given to the possibility of including such measures in the counter terrorism act or submitting them as a proposed amendment to the Associations and Non profit Foundations Act already in force.