Section 4: Prohibits Any Act of Terrorist Financing

¹1) No person shall voluntarily, by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, provide or collect any property or funds to any such person or organisation in furtherance of any terrorist act or terrorist person or terrorist organization or in knowing that it is or may be used in whole or in part by foreign terrorist fighters.

2) No person shall engage in any of the acts mentioned in sub-section (1) to solicit, facilitate, encourage, assist or industry.

3) No person shall, by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, provide material support or resources to, or conspire with, a terrorist individual or terrorist organization or foreign terrorist fighter to commit an act of terrorism.

4) No person shall do any of the following acts in respect of any of the acts referred to in sub-section (1) (2) or (3);

(a) to act as an accessory for such action;

(b) organizing or directing other persons to do such act, or

(c) to promote the commission of a criminal act by a group of persons committing such act or having a collective intention to commit such act or to contribute to the attainment of such intention.

5) The financing of terrorist acts, including where the following conditions exist in relation to the acts referred to in this Article;

(a) In the absence of an act of terrorism or an industry thereof,

(b) If the property or funds are not definitely or attempt to used in any terrorist act ,

(c) Whether or not the property or funds are related to any particular terrorist act,

²(c1) Whoever travels from one country or place to another to prepare for, plan for, participate in, train for, or take part in the commission of a terrorist act, knowingly provides property or funds for direct or indirect expenses for travel or other similar acts.

(d) An act of terrorism or an act intended to commit terrorism occurs or is likely to occur in the country or territory in which the act is committed or is sought to be committed, or anywhere else,

(e) A terrorist person, terrorist organization or foreign terrorist fighter, whether or not residing in the country or territory of the person committing such act, or

(f) If the property or funds have been collected or made available by any source or means, whether legal or illegal.

(6) Any person who commits an act referred to in sub-section (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence relating to the financing of a terrorist act.

¹Amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering and Promotion of Business Environment Act, 2080.

^{2Added by Act, 2080 to amend certain Acts relating to Prevention of Money Laundering and  Promotion of Business Environment.}