Terrorism Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 89, in page 7, line 32, after ‘or’, insert ‘reasonably’. No. 58, in page 8, line 26, at end add— '(4A) It shall be a defence to an offence under section 6 (1), for the defendant to show that he reported any suspicion to the police or in the case of an employee to his employer or other person in authority over him.'. No. 42, in clause 8, page 10, line 13, at end add— '(7) It shall be a defence to a charge brought under this section for an accused person to show— (a) that he had no reasonable grounds for believing that the place was a place used for terrorist training; or (b) that the accused was in the place used for terrorist training for legitimate research purposes.'. No. 59, in clause 8, page 10, line 14, at end add— (7) It shall be a defence to an offence under this section for a defendant to show on the balance of probabilities that his attendance at any place used for terrorist training was— (a) for the purpose of preventing the instruction or training taking place; or (b) for the purpose of gathering information about the instruction or training; or (c) involuntary.