TERRORISM (PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION) ACT
Section 48: Proscription of an entity.
(1) Where an entity, or two or more persons associate for the purpose of —
(a) participating or collaborating in an act of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(b) promoting, encouraging or exhorting others to commit an act of terrorism; or
(c) setting up or pursuing acts of terrorism, the Attorney-General shall, with the approval of the President, apply ex-parte to the Court to proscribe the person, association or the entity, and the notice of the Proscription Order shall be published in the Federal Government Gazette and in two national daily newspapers, and at such other places as the Court may determine.
(2) A publication made under subsection (1) shall contain such relevant particulars as the Court may specify.
(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 57 of this Act, the Attorney-General may, on the approval of the President, apply to the Court for the revocation of the Proscription Order, where—
(a) the proscribed entity affected by the order makes an application to the Attorney - General to that effect; and
(b) there is evidence to prove that the proscribed entity does not engage in any of the acts specified in subsection (1).
(4) The revocation of the Proscription Order shall be published in the Federal Government Gazette.
Cite this section
Section 48, TERRORISM (PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION) ACT (2022).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/terrorism-prevention-and-prohibition-act/section/48/