Membership of unlawful organization
51 Membership of unlawful organization
(1) Any person who, knowing an organization to be an unlawful organization:
belongs or professes to belong to it;
(b) solicits or invites financial or other support for it or knowingly makes or receives a contribution of money or other property to or for its resources; or
(c) arranges or assists in the arrangement or management of or addresses a meeting of 3 or more persons knowing that the meeting is to support or further the activities of that unlawful organization or is to be addressed by a person belonging or professing to belong to that unlawful organization,
is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) The court by or before which a person is found guilty of a crime defined by this section may order the forfeiture to the Crown of any money or other property that, at the time of the offence, he had in his possession or under his control for the use or benefit of the unlawful organization.
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