(b) with an intent to disrupt security of or to cause damage to the property of any foreign State, commits or attempts to commit or instigates or conspires or abets an offence mentioned under section 6(1) (a) sub-section (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v); (c) for creating panic among the public or a section of the public with a view to compelling any international organization to do any act or preventing them from doing any act, commit or attempts to commit or instigates or conspires or abets to commit an offence mentioned under section 6(1) (a) sub-section (i), (ii) & (iii); (d) knowingly uses or possesses any terrorist property; (e) abets, instigates, conspires to do or commits or attempts to commit an offence described in the UN conventions included in the Schedule-1 of this Act; (f) commits any other act intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to a civilian, or to any other person not taking an active part in the hostilities in a situation of armed conflict, when the purpose of such act, by its nature or context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act; then the person, entity or foreigner shall commit the offence of “terrorist activities”; (2) Under section 6(1)(a), if any person or foreigner(a) commits offence under subsection (i), the person shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life and in addition to that a fine may also be imposed; (b) commits offence under subsection (ii), the person shall be punished with imprisonment for life or a rigorous imprisonment not exceeding 14 (fourteen) years but not less than 4(four) years, and in addition to that a fine may also be imposed; (c) commits offence under subsection (iii), the person shall be punished with imprisonment for life or a rigorous imprisonment not exceeding 14 (fourteen) years but not less than 4(four) years, and in addition to that a fine may also be imposed; (d) commits offence under subsection (iv), the person shall be punished with a rigorous imprisonment not exceeding 14 (fourteen) years but not less than 4(four) years, and in addition to that a fine may also be imposed; (e) commits offence under subsection (v), the person shall be punished with imprisonment for life or a rigorous imprisonment not exceeding 14 (fourteen) years but not less than 4(four) years, and in addition to that a fine may also be imposed; (3) If any person or foreigner commits terrorist activities under section (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of subsection 6(1), the person shall be punished with imprisonment for life or a rigorous imprisonment not exceeding 14 (fourteen) years but not less than 4(four) years, and in addition to that a fine may also be imposed; (4) If any entity commits the offence of terrorist activities, then(a) steps shall be taken against the entity in accordance with section 18 of this Act and in addition to that a fine of taka 50 (fifty) lac or thrice the value of the property involved with the offence, whichever is greater; and (b) the head of that entity whether he is designated as Chairman, Managing Director, Chief Executive or by whatever name called, shall be punished with an imprisonment not exceeding 20 (twenty) years but not less than 4 (four) years and in addition to that a fine of taka 20 (twenty) lac or twice the value of the property involved with the offence, whichever is greater, unless he is able to prove that the said offence was committed without his knowledge or he had tried utmost to prevent the commission of the said offence; 7. Offence of Terrorist Financing: (1) If any person or entity willfully provides, receives, collects or makes arrangements for money, service or any other property, whether from legitimate or illegitimate source, by any means, directly or indirectly, with the intention that, in full or in part (a) it will be used to carry out terrorist activity; (b) it will be used for any purposes by terrorist person or entity or in the knowledge that they are to be used by terrorist person or entity; the said person or entity shall commit the offence of terrorist financing. (2) Conviction for terrorist financing shall not depend on any requirement that the fund, services or any other property mentioned in subsection (1) were actually used to carry out or direct or attempt to carry out a terrorist act or be linked to a specific terrorist act. (3) If any person is found guilty of any of the offences mentioned in sub-sections (1), the person shall be punished with an imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 (twenty) years but not less than 4 (four) years, and in addition to that, a fine may be imposed equal to twice the value of the property involved with the offence or taka 10(ten) lac, whichever is greater. (4) If any entity is found guilty of any of the offences mentioned in the sub-sections (1)(a) steps may be taken in accordance with section 18 and in addition to that a fine may be imposed equal to thrice the value of the property involved with the offence or taka 50 (fifty) lacs, whichever is greater; and Anti Terrorism Act 2009.doc/- 4 -