Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 — Section 11: Power to order forfeiture

11. Power to order forfeiture.___ (1) 1[An Anti-terrorism Court] by which a person is convicted of an offence under section 9 shall order to be forfeited any material or recording referred to therein.

(2)Where the person who collected the material or recording cannot be found or identified the 1 [Anti- terrorism Court] on the application of the officer seizing the material or recording, shall forfeit the material or recording to the State to be disposed of as directed by it. 2 [11A. Organizations concerned in terrorism.– 3[(1)] For the purposes of this Act, an organization is concerned in terrorism if it: 1Omitted, subs. and added by Ordinance No. XIII of 1999, ss. 2, 8 and 9. 2Subs. and ins. by Ordinance No. XXXIX of 2001, ss. 7 and 8. 3Numbered by Act No. XIII of 2013, s. 4.

(a)commits 1 [facilitates] or participates in acts of terrorism;

(b)prepares for terrorism;

(c)promotes or encourages terrorism;

(d)supports and assists any organization concerned with terrorism;

(e)patronizes and assists in the incitement of hatred and contempt on religious, sectarian or ethnic lines that stir up disorder;

(f)fails to expel from its ranks or ostracize those who commit acts of terrorism and presents them as heroic persons; or

(g)is otherwise concerned in terrorism. 1 [(2) An organization shall fall within the meaning of sub-section (1) if it

(a)is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a terrorist or an organization referred in sub-section (1); or

(b)acts on behalf of, or at the direction of, a terrorist or an organization referred in sub-section (1).] 2 [11B. Proscription of organizations.__ (1) The Federal Government may, by order published in the official Gazette, list an organization as a proscribed organization in the First Schedule on an ex parte basis, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that it is

(a)concerned in terrorism; or

(b)owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any individual or organization proscribed under this Act; or

(c)acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, any individual or organization proscribed under this Act. 1Ins. and added by Act No. XIII of 2013, s. 4. 2Subs. by Act No. VII of 2014, s. 3. Explanation.— The opinion concerning reasonable grounds to believe may be formed on the basis of information received from any credible source, whether domestic or foreign including governmental and regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies, financial intelligence units, banks and non-banking companies, and international institutions.

(2)The grounds shall be communicated to the proscribed organization within three days of the passing of the order of proscription.]