Moved by
Lord Faulks
34: After Clause 6, insert the following new Clause—
“Treason: aiding a hostile State or organisation
(1) A person commits a treason offence if, with intent to aid—
(a) a terrorist attack on the United Kingdom by any State or organisation, or
(b) any State or organisation that intends to mount a terrorist attack on the United Kingdom or is engaged in a process of planning or preparing for such an attack on the United Kingdom,
they engage in conduct falling within subsection (2).
(2) A person engages in conduct falling within this subsection if they do an act that is designed to—
(a) help carry out a terrorist attack or facilitate the carrying out of a terrorist attack on the United Kingdom, or
(b) help the planning of or preparation for a terrorist attack on the United Kingdom, or
(c) aid the military or intelligence operations of a State or organisation falling within subsection (1)(b).
(3) This section applies—
(a) in the United Kingdom, to any person who enjoys the protection of the Crown, and
(b) outside the United Kingdom, to any British citizen or any person who is settled in the United Kingdom.
(4) A person guilty of a treason offence shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life unless, given the circumstances of the offence and the offender, a sentence of imprisonment for life would be manifestly unjust.”