Offences Against the State Act 1939
F9[Offence of providing assistance to an unlawful organisation.
21A.—(1) A person who knowingly renders assistance (including financial assistance) to an unlawful organisation, whether directly or indirectly, in the performance or furtherance of an unlawful object is guilty of an offence.
(2) —A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 8 years or both.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F9
Inserted (8.03.2005) by Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (2/2005), s. 49, commenced on enactment. A fine of €3,000 translates into a class B fine, not greater than €4,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 5(3) table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
Modifications (not altering text):
C9
Application of section extended (8.03.2005) by Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (2/2005), s. 6(1)(b)(i), commenced on enactment.
Terrorist offences.
6.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), a person is guilty of an offence if the person— ...
(b) commits outside the State an act that, if committed in the State, would constitute—
(i) an offence under section 21 or 21A of the Act of 1939, or
...