The Counter Terrorism Law(The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.23,2014)
7tbWaxing of Nayon, 1376 M.E.

(4 June, 2014)
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hereby enacts this Law.
Chapter I
Title, Jurisdiction and Definition

1.

This Law shall be called the Counter Terrorism Law.

2.

This Law shall have jurisdiction upon the persons who commit, attempt tocommit, abet or, instigate or participate as accomplices the following acts ofterrorism:(a) an act of terrorism committed by any person within the territory of theState;(b) an act of terrorism committed beyond the limit of the country by a
Myanmar citizen or a permanent resident foreigner in the State oragainst any of them;(c) acts which cause damage and loss to the public security or life andproperty of the public or important infrastructure facilities for the public
or private or the State-owned facilities ,conveyances, machineries andequipments;(d) financing amounted to abetment of any terrorist or any terrorist group who
commits or is likely to commit an act of terrorism;(e) an act of terrorism committed against the State-owned facility,
conveyances, machineries and equipments or diplomatic ofices including
embassy and consulate of the State existed abroad;(f)an act of terrorism committed on a vessel, an aircraft and any othervehicle which has been registered in the State under any existing law;(g) an act of terrorism committed on a vessel or an aircraft or any othervehicle which is operated or leased from domestic or abroad with orwithout crew by a Myanmar citizen or a permanent resident foreigner in
the Union of Myanmar or any organization or association owned bythem;(h) an act of terrorism committed by the alleged offender who is present in the
territory of the State and when a request for extradition had not been
granted to the respective foreign State;(i) acts of terrorism committed to the State or other countries based within
the State;(i) acts of terrorism committed on land, sea, air space, territory andcontinental shelf of the State;(k) an act of terrorism committed by or against vessels navigating from any
place of the State to any other place existed within the State through theouter territorial sea of the State or vessels navigating according to theirschedule or vessels navigating beyond the territory of the State in theadjoining borderline of the neighbouring countries which are adjacent to
the State.

3.

The expressions contained in this Law shall have the meanings given

hereunder:(a) State means the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
(b) Act of terrorism means an act or omission to act any of the following
offences with the intent to commit an act of terrorism:(0

an unlawfbl offence with the intent against civil aviation andairport provided in Chapter IV;

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)an act against internationally protected persons including

representatives provided in Chapter V;

an act against the taking of hostages provided in Chapter VI;
an offence against nuclear materials, radioactive materials andnuclear facilities provided in Chapter VII;an unlawful offence with the intent against the safety ofmaritime navigation provided in Chapter VIIT;
an unlawful offence with the intent against the safety of fixed

platforms in the continetltaI shelf provided in Chapter IX;(vii)

an offence against unmarked explosives provided in Chapter X;(viii)

an offence against ternfist bombing provided in Chapter XI;(W

an offence against ~ a n c i n gand providing makrial of terrorism
provided in Chapter XII;
acts which cause serious damage d loss to the public d t y or

lifk and property of the public or the hpmbnt infrastructure
facilities for the public or individual or State-owned hilities,
conveyances, machineries and equipments;
act of temrism committed against the State or government owned

fhirlities, cunvtymces, machineries and equipmmts or diplomatic
offices including embassy and c o d a t e of the State existed-;
acts to produce ,tmmfkr~maintain, provide or offer to support theweapon and ammunitions, biological, chemical and nuclear

weapons or explosive weapons, nuclear material to the temtorist or
the terroristgroup;(xiii)acts which cause death or serious injury to a civilian or any otherperson not participating at hostilities in the situation of armed
conflict with the intent to cause fear in the public, to force
Government or any internal and international organization to do
unlawful act or to refrain fiom doing lawfbl act, and other acts;(xiv)

acts of territorism which cause serious damage to the health orsafety of the public or the environment with the intent toterrorize;(xv)

acts of exhortation, persuasion, propaganda, recruitment of any
person to participate in any terrorist group or activities ofterrorism;(xvi)

acts to organize a terrorist group, to participate in any terrorist groupknowingly and to operate by assigning;(xvii) acts of concealing or harbouring knowingly or granting to hideor granting to stay temporarily or hiding not to be taken action or
to be escaped the terrorist or member of any terrorist group;(xviii) acts of giving permission to use, to assemble in, to hold meetingin any building and place, to train on an act of terrorism or toarrange transportation to a terrorist or member of any terroristgroup;(c) Fixed platform means an artificial island installed and structured
permanently attached to the sea-bed for the purpose of exploration or
exploitation of resources or for other economic purposes in continental shelfof the State.
(d) Assets owned by a Terrorist Group mean profits obtained from thecommission of an act of terrorism, money and assets which are used orbeing used or presumed to be used in the commission of an act of
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)terrorism, money and assets which me used or being used or presumed
to be used by a terrorist or a terrorist group, money and assets which arepossessed or controlled by a terrorist or a terrorist group or any otherperson on behalf of such group, money and assets which are collectedwith the intent to provide a terrorist group or to provide h d to an act ofterrorism and money and profits derived h m such money and assets.
(e) Aircraft in service means the period of service from the beginningof the preflight p r e p d m by the crew until twenty fbur hours after

landing. In this expression, the period of senrice being given throughout
the flight is also included.
(f)Infrastructure facility means hilities such as water, sewage, energy,
fbeI, road, railway, water way, bridge, airport or transportation andcommunica-tion used or occupied or provided or distributed publicly or
privately for the interest of the public.
(g) State -owned faaties conveyances, machinerim and equipmenb

mean facilities resided temporarily or permanently or conveyances being

used, machineries and equipments for representatives of the state,members of Government, members of the legislature or the judiciary,
officials and staff of the State or official and staff of govmmat
o ~ o t 3 ors W v e m m a t a i organizations in connection with theirofficiaI duties.
hI~ternationallyProtected Pemn means any of the following persons

in the State from any foreign country arrived at any time:(i) the Head of State under the Constitution of the respective State,member of the body performing the functions of a Head of State,
the Head of Government or a Minister fur Foreign Affairs anddiplomats;(ii) e l y members accompanyingthe person contained in clause (i);(iii) a repmentative or any official of a State or an official or otherrepresentative of any international organkdon ofan intergovernmental

character including diplomatic represptives who are entitledpummt to international law to specid protection.
(i) Biolagical, Cherniml and Nuclear Weapon means a bioIogicd

weapon, chemical weapon and nuclear weapon;(j) Biological Weapon means any of the following squipments:(i) microbiological or other biological agents and toxins whatever
their origin or types and in quantities of their method of production

which have no justification for prophylactic, protective or otherpeaceful purposes; or(ii) weapons, equipments or a g d s designed to use such microbiological orother biological agents or toxins for hostile purposes or armed
conflict.

(k) Chemical Weapon means the following toxic chemicals and munitions

whether being together or separate, the said chemical weapons:(i) toxic chemicals which are not intended to use for industrial,
agricultural, research, medical or other peaceful pqoses or diFect
protection ag-

toxic chemicals and chemical weapons or

military-aMrs in which toxic chemicds be used or suppression ofinternal riot;(ii) munitions and devices specifically designed to cause death or

ham by the toxic chemicals specified in clause (i);@)other equipments specifically designed for a direct use of themunitions and devices specified in clause (ii).

(1)Nuclear Weapon means a weapon containing nuclear materials definedin article 1 (a) and (b) of Chapter I of the convention on the PhysicalProtection of Nuclear Materials, 1980 compiled by the International
Atomic Energy Agency.

(m)Device means any nuclear explosive device or any radioactive material
dispersal or radiation-emitting device which may, owing to its
radiological properties, cause death, serious bodily injury or substantial

damage to property or to the environment.

(n) Nuclear material means plutonium, except that with isotopic
concentration exceeding 80 per cent in plutonium -23 8, uranium -233,

uranium enriched in the isotope -235 or 233, uranium containing the

mixture of isotopes as occurring in nature other than in the form of ore

or ore residue, any material containing one or more of the foregoing.
(0)Radioactive material means nuclear material and radioactive
substances which contain nuclei

which undergo spontaneous

disintegration (a process accompanied by emission of one or more types
of ionizing radiation, such as alpha, beta, neutron particles and gammarays) and materials which may owing to their radiological or fissile
properties, cause death, serous bodily injury or substantial damage toproperty or to the environment.
(p) Nuclear Facility includes the followings:(i) nuclear reactors including reactors installed on vessels, vehicles,
aircraft or space objects for use as an energy source in orderto propel such vessels, vehicles, aircraft or space objects or for

any other purpose;

(ii) any plant, workshop, storehouse or machinery being used for the
production,

storage, processingortransportofradioactive

material;(iii)buildings in which nuclear material is produced, processed, used,handled, stored or disposed or a building attached with machineries.
A building which may emit significant amount of radiation orradioactive material if such building is destroyed or interferred.
(q) International

means theNuclear Transport

carriage of aconsignment of nuclear material by any means of transportation
intended to go beyond the territory of the State where the shipment
originates beginning with the departure from any facility of the shipperof that State and ending with the arrival at any facility of the receiver
within the State of ultimate destination.
(r) Explosive device means any of the following devices:(i) an explosive or incendiary weapon or device that is designed or
has the capability to cause death or serious injury to any person or
substantial material damage;(ii) a weapon or device that is designed or has the capability tocause death or serious injury to any person or substantial material
damage through the release, dissemination or impact of toxic
chemicals, biological agents or toxins or similar substancesorradiation or radioactive materials;(s) Plastic Explosive means plastic substance in flexible or elastic sheet
form. In this expression, any other substance specified by the rules
issued under this law asplastic

explosivein accord with theConvention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of
Detection is also included.
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(t) Ship means a vessel of any type whatsoever not permanently

attached to the sea-bed including dynamically supported craft,
submersibles or any other floating craft. In this expression mobile
offshore drilling units and high-speed hovercraft are also included.
(u) Terrorist means any person who commits or attempts to commit
unlawfilly any act of terrorism by any means directly or indirectly, or
participates as an accomplice in an act of terrorism or directs ororganizes others to commit an act of terrorism or

intentionallycontributes to commit an act of terrorism.
(v) Terrorist group means a group of two or more persons formed taking aperiod of time to commit an act of terrorism. In this expression, a groupof terrorist declared under the resolution of United Nations Security
Council or by the Central Body with the approval of the Union
Government is also included.
(w) Instigation means an act of noticeable or unnoticeable, direct orindirect distribution, advocating or otherwise making a message orinformation with the intent to instigate the commission of any act ofterrorism.

(x) Imprisonment for life means imprisonment passed on a convictedperson to serve in the prison till death.
(y) Place of public use

means any parts of a building, land, road,railway, waterway or other location that are accessible or open to
the public whether

periodically, or continuously, for commercial,business, educational, health, religion, cultural, governmental, entertainmentand recreational affairs.

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(z) Fund includes the followings:(i) money and properties, assets of evety kind and business resourceso w e d by any means whether tangible or intangible, movable or
immovable;(ii) legal documents or instruments that are the evidence for the money
and title to property or profit gained by any e l ~ n i orc digitalmeans, including bank credits, travebrs cheques, bank cheques,money orders, shares, securities, bonds, dsafts and letter of credit(a)Central Committee meam the CenkaI Committee for Countet
Terrorism formed by the Union Government under this Law.

@b) Members of the force mean investigation bodies, prevention andsuppression forces, h c i a l intelligace unit force and members ofspecial forces which are formed and spectied the duties under this Law
for sp gat ion, seizure of exhibits, control and &g
action upon acbof tenorism, offences of fiaancing of tenorism, terrorist groups andtamrists.

Chapter II
Objective
4.

The objectives of this Law are as follows;(a)to prevent an act of terrorism against the life, and property of humanbeings and infrastructure facilities and environment;(b) to protect act of teworism by using various means in executive,

economic and social sectors of the State;(c) to prevent and take action by revealing the temrist groups,terrorists,

their activities, instigation and causes of terrorism, and offences of
h c i n g of tenorism;

(d) to enable to impllemexlt pursuant to h e United Nations Intm&ional
Conventions, resolutions of the United Nations Security CouncilASEAN Conventions for counter terrorism in carrying out theprevention and suppression of terrorism;(e) to maintain world and local peace by coopemting with the State partiesof the United Nations, international and regional organizations.

Chapter III

Formation of the Central Committee and Duties and Powem thereof
5.

The Union Government:(a) shall form the Cenml Committee for Counter Terrorism consistingof the Union Minister for the Ministry of Home Affairs as Chiman,

Ministers from the relevant Ministries, and the responsible persons

fiom the Government departments and organhtions as members;(b) may rsform the Central Committee as may be necessary.
6.

The duties and powers of the C e d Committee are as follows:(a) laying down policies, guidances and plans related to counter terrorism;(b) forming necessary working committees and bodies, and determining
hctions and duties, guiding and supervising;(c) negotiating, guiding and supervising the cooperation of working
cummittees, bodies, the relevant Union Ministries, Government

departments and organizations;(d) adopting necessary measures, for prevention, removaI and destructionof weapons of mass destruction which include biolagicd, chemical andnuclear weapons and radioactive materids which encroach international
peace, security md stability;

(e) declaring any organization, association or group as terrorist group andany person as terrorist, and revocation of such declaration with theapprovalof the Union Government or under the declaration oftheunited Nations Security Council;(f) adopting necessary measures for not enabling to land or take off theaircrafts owned or hired or controlled bya terrorist group or a terrorist
within the territory of the State;(g) coordinating with international and local organizations and State parties ofinternational convention for counter terrorism in accord with theprovisions contained in chapter XV of this Law for the suppression andelimination of acts of terrorism;(h) issuing and refusing the authorization to extradite terrorists mutuallywith the State parties of international organization, member States of
the regional organization in accord with the provisions contained inchapter XVI of this Law;(i) managing and spending the fund for suppression and elimination ofact of terrorism established in accord with the provisions contained inchapter XVIII of this Law;(j) rewarding members offorces, officials, staff and members of the

public who participate in the suppression of acts of terrorism and do so
effectively;(k) adopting necessary measures for effective protection of the safety of
informer who informs in advance the attempt of terrorist or terroristgroup and the safety of informer and witness in taking action or inprosecution;

23.CounterTerrorism Law(fina1) (1)(1) issuing the order to freeze the assets and funds owned by such terrorist
or terrorist group when it is declared as a terrorist or a terrorist group
under sub-section (e);(m) issuing the prohibition not to be carried out by anyone on financial
service and transfer in respect of the assests and fund owned by theterrorist group contained in sub-section (1);(n) cancelling the order to freeze the assets and h d s contained in subsection (1) when it is revoked from being declared as terrorist or terroristgroup by the United Nations Security Council and the Central
Committee;(0) safeguarding not to affect the interest of person who carries out in goodfaith;(p) guiding and supervising the implementation of the department or force
which lays down and implements the functional policy and proceduresfrom sub-sections (1) to (0);(q) laying down necessary guidance and procedures for not enabling to
make formation of taking appearance or use as the way of financing orchanging the way or conceal the non-government organizations ororganizations with the intent to commit terrorism or to finance terrorism;(r) guiding and supervising the awareness and capacity building of therelevant working committees, prevention and suppression organizations,
government departments, organizations and the public for enabling to reveal
and to take action against an act of terrorism;(s) reporting to the Union Government, from time to time, the performanceof the Central Committee in respect of suppression and elimination of anact of terrorism, and performing other duties assigned by the Union
Government.
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)Chapter IV
Suppression and Elimination of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil
Aviation and Airport

7.

Whoever commits unlawhlly and intentionally any of the following acts onboard an aircraft in service, amounts to an offence against the safety of Civil
Aviation and Airport:(a) the commission of violation of any penal code by any person on
board an aircraft;(b) an act of violence against a person on board an aircraft in service toendanger the aircraft;(c) an act of violence against the safety of the civil aviation;(d) endangering to the passengers, crew or property on board;(e) endangering to proper order and discipline on board;(f) interference, seizure or unlawhl control of flight of an aircraft in service

by a person on board by forcing or threatening to endanger the aircraft
commander;(g) attempt, abetment or instigation to commit any act or participation as
an accomplice in such commission contained in sub-sections (a) to (f).

8.

Whoever acts unlawhlly and intentionally any of the followings, amounts toan offence of unlawhl seizures of an aircraft:(a) seizure of an aircraft or control the flight of an aircraft in service byforce or threat or by coercion or by any other means of intimidation orby any other high technology;(b) using an aircraft in service to cause death or grievous hurt to any person
or substantial damage to property or to the environment;
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(c) intimidation to commit any unlawhl and intentional act against an
airport serving civil aviation, or causing any person to accept suchpossible intimidation under circumstances;(d) causing death and serious injury to any person or destroying an aircraftby biological, chemical and nuclear weapon, explosives, radioactive or
similar device or substance to cause or likely to cause serious damage toinfrastructure

facilitiesorState-owned

facilities,

conveyances,machineries and equipments, using those on that aircraft or dispose of or
discard such device or substance from an aircraft in service;(e) transporting, causing to be transported or facilitating the transport of
biological, chemical and neuclear weapon, explosives, radioactive
materials contained in sub-section (d) and sources to produce them andsoftwares related to technology or similar devices or substance used indesigning, producing or materials, biological, chemical and neuclear
weapon by aircraft;(f)

attempt, abetment, instigation to commit any act or participation as anaccomplice in such act contained in sub-sections (a) to (e).

9.

Whoever commits unlawhlly and intentionally any of the following acts inaircraft in service, amounts to an offence against the safety of civil aviation:(a) an act of violence against any person on board an aircraft inservice to endanger the safety ofthe aircraft;(b) destroying, jeopardizing an aircraft in service or placing or causing toplace on an aircraft any device or substance which is likely to destroy
the aircraft to damage or to be incapable of the flight the aircraft or toendanger the aircraft in service;

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(c) destroyingordamaging air

navigation

facility

systems andcommunication equipments or interferring its directing operation to
endanger the safety of an aircraft in flight;(d) communicating knowingly false information to endanger the safety offlight;(e) attempt, abetment, instigation to commit any act or participation as anaccomplice in such offence contained in sub-sections (a) to (d).
10.

Whoever commits unlawfully and intentionally any of the following acts,

amounts to an unlawful act of violence against airport serving civil aviation:(a) an act of violence which causes or is likely to cause serious injury
or death to any person who is serving civil aviation;(b) destruction of air navigation facility system and communicationequipments of an airport serving civil aviation or aircraft not in service
located thereon, or disruption of the services of the airport to endanger
or likely to endanger the safety of that airport;(c) threat or by force against any person who is providing service to do an
unlawful act or to refrain from doing a lawful act in order to endager anaircraft in flight or airport serving civil aviation;(d) attempt, abetment, instigation to commit any act or participation as
an accomplice in such act contained in sub-sections (a) to (c).

1 1.

A commander of an aircraft departed abroad fiom or landed to any airport of

the State, when he has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has
committed, or is about to commit an unlawful act on board, and it is necessary totake immediate action to protect the safety of the aircraft, or of persons andproperty therein or to maintain discipline on board:(a) may impose other appropriate measures including restraint on such
person to deliver him to the authority of the Police Force or Immigration
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1 ) (1)Department or to disembark him from the aircraft and to require or
authorize the assistance of crew members and passengers for such
restraint;(b) shall notify situations on board, as soon as practicable, to the authority ofcivil aviation before landing the unlawful seizure of the aircraft to the
airport in the territory of the State or another State.
12.

(a) The authority of civil aviation of the State shall, when receiving thenotice under sub-section (b) of section 11, allow the commander ofaircraft registered in the State or another State to disembark suchoffender who commits an act unlawfully and intentionally.
(b) The aircraft commander may, after landing the aircraft to an airport of
the State or another State, deliver the offender who is believed tocommit any offence intentionally and unlawfully contained in

thischapter as soon as practicable, together with the evidence to theauthority of the Police Force or Immigration Department.
(c) The authority of the Police Force or Immigration Department may, after
receiving the offender who has commited an act urdawfully andintentionally delivered under sub-section (b), extradite to .the respective
State in accord with the provisions contained in chapter XVI of thisLaw.
(d) No suit or criminal proceeding shall lie against the persons in respect ofunder takings as may be necessary of the persons who undertake on duty
an aircraft in service in accord with the provisions of sub-sections (a),(b) and (c).
13.

When the notice which has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has

committed, or is about to commit an offence on board an aircraft in service
unlawfully and intentionally, the Central Committee or Working Committee and the23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)relevant Government Department or Organization delegated by the Central
Committee shall arrange the following matters as may be necessary:
enabling to restore control and fly of the aircraft safely in accord with(a)law by the commander.
accepting and allowing the request for landing on any airport of the(b)State and the disembarkation and delivery of the offender who hascommitted an act unlawfblly and intentionally by the aircraft
commander;
assigning members of the suppression force for the seizure of the(c)offender who unlawfblly and intentionally occupied the aircraft;enabling crews and passangers to continue their journey.

(d)
14.

The provisions relating to aircraft contained in this chapter shall not

apply to the aircraft used in the works of military, war affairs, customs andpolice force.

Chapter V
Prevention of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons
15.

Whoever commits with the intent of any of the following acts, amounts to an
offence against internationally protected persons:(a) a murder, kidnapping or other commissin upon the person or injuringliberty of an internationally protected person;(b) a severe attack upon the official premises, the private accomodation ortransporting vehileof internationally protected

person aiming toendanger in person or liberty;(c) threat to commit any offence contained in sub sections (a) and (b) ;23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(d) attempt, abetment, instigation to commit any offence or participation as
an accomplice in such offence contained in sub-sections (a) to (c).
16.

The relevant Working Committee shall adopt measures for prevention,

suppression and taking action of crimes against internationally protected persons,cause the members of force to perform and supervise.
Chapter VI
Prevention of the Taking of Hostages
17.

Whoever:(a)seizes or detains any person, and requests any other person orState or international inter-governmental organization or association
formed under law or any group of person to do unlawful act or
refrain from doing lawful act and threatens with condition to kill,
to injuire or to continue to detain the hostage if the request isrefused and to release the hostage if it is accepted, amounts toan offence of taking of hostage.

(b)

attempt, abetment, instigationtocommitany

offenceorparticipation as an accomplice in such offence contained in subsection (a), amounts to such offence.
18.

The relevant Working Committee shall adopt measures for prevention,

supression and taking action of the taking of hostage, cause to perform andsupervise the members of the force.

Chapter VII
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)Prevention and Suppression of Offences relating to Nuclear Material,
Radioactice Material, Nuclear Facility and of Biological, Chemical andNuclear Weapons
19.

Whoever intentionally commits any of the following acts, amounts to an

offence of nuclear

material, radioactive material, biological, chemical andnuclear weapon:(a)receipt, possession, use, making, transfer, alteration, disposal, dispersal
or spreadofnuclear material, radioactice material, biological,

chemical and nuclear weapons in any way to do an unlawful act
or to refrain from doing a lawful act to any person, organization,international organization or the State or to cause or likely tocause death or serious injury to any person or substantial damage
to property or environment;(b)a theft, robbery, misappropriation and forgery of nuclear material,radioactive material, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons;(c)transporting, sending, or moving of nuclear material, radioactive
material, nuclear facility contained in clause (1) of sub-section (p)of section 3, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons into or outof the State without lawful authority;(d)a threat to commit any offence contained in sub-section (a) and(b) to any person, organization, international organization or theState in order to do an unlawful act or to refrain from doing alawful act;

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(e)a demand for nuclear material, radioactive material, nuclear
facility, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons by threat or use
of force or by any other form of intimidation;(f)attempt, abetment, instigationtocommitany

participation as an accomplice in committing

offenceorsuch offence

contained in sub-sections (a) to (e).

20.

Whoever intentionally commits any act of the following acts, amounts to an

offence of nuclear facility:(a) direction which causes damage to nuclear facilities or operation of such
facilities in a manner which releases or risks the release of radioactive
materials with the intent to cause or likely to cause death or serious
injury to any person or substantial damage to the property or
environment without undertaking nuclear facility in the territory of theState in accord with the existing law;(b) a threat to commit any of the offence contained in sub-section (a);(c) a demand for nuclear facilities by threat or use of force or by anyother form of intimidation;(d) attempt, abetment or instigation to commit any offence or participation
as an accomplice in committing such offence contained in sub-sections( 4 to (c).
21.

The relevant Working Committee shall specifl the level of protection

consistent with the international convention and adopt necessary measures andcontrol in accord with such protection measures in importing, exporting,transporting, storing and producing nuclear materials and technology.
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)22.

If the relevant Working Committee, during international nuclear transport,

does not receive assurances to provide protection measures of type and levelspecified under section 21 from carrier or the person who takes responsible to carrynuclear materials, radioactive materials and nuclear facilities contained in clause (i)sub-section (p) of section 3 shall:(a)

not be exported or authorized to export;(b)

not be imported or authorized to import;(c)

not be allowed the transport in the territory of the State by land,
waterway or air or to transit through an airport and seaport of the State.

23.

Whoever intentionally commits any act of the following acts, amounts to an

offence of import, export, transport and transfer of nuclear material, radioactive
material and nuclear facilities contained in clause (I), sub-section (p) of section 3:(a) import, export, transport by land or waterway or air and transport
through or transit the State of nuclear material, radioactive material andnuclear facility contained in clause (1) sub-section (p) of section 3
inconsistent with protection measures specified under section 21 ;(b) transfer of nuclear material, radioactive material and nuclear facilities
or nuclear technology not for the protection of radiation danger andpeaceful purposes in accord with the international convention.
24.

Whoever unlawfully and intentionally comits any of the following acts,

amounts to an offence of nuclear terrorism:(a)with the intent to cause or likely to cause death or serious injury to
any person or substantial damage to the property or environment:

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(1)a commission in any way by using the nuclear material,
rad.ioactive material or device, or the use, possession or makingof any such material;(2)

emission of radioactive material or spread of radiation in any
way by using or destroying the nuclear material, radioactive
material or a device and nuclear facility.

(b)

use of nuclear material, radioactive material or device and nuclear
facility by compelling any person or international organization or theState to do an unlawful act or to refrain from doing a lawful act;(c)attempt, abetment, instigation to any offence .or participation as anaccomplice in committing such offence contained in sub-sections (a)and (b).

(a)

The relevant Working Committee shall coordinate with foreigncountries directly or through the International Atomic Energy Agency,
as may be necessary, for the following matters in the course ofinternational nuclear transport:(i)providingprotection

measuresandsystems

toandprotection of nuclear material, radioactive material and nuclear
facilities;(ii)

providing protection measures not to cause the offence of
nuclear material and to be free from destructions of nuclear
facilities;(iii)

managing to mitigate radiation to the minimum feasible extent
when the destruction of nuclear facilities occurs;

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(iv)recovery of any nuclear material when such material is lost or
stolen.

(b)

The implementation of .the provisions of this law or information
received from communication with foreign countries, internationalorganizations and regional organizations or activities of cooperation
shall be confidential.

26.

Provisions contained in this chapter shall:(a)apply to the international transport, domestic transport, storage and useof nuclear materials and nuclear facilities contained in clause (i) of,
sub-section (p) of section 3 for peaceful purposes;(b)

not be construced that use of force or threat to use nuclear material,radioactive material or nuclear facility for peaceful purposes is allowedin accord with law;(c)

not affect the transfer of nuclear material, radioactive material, nuclear
facility and nuclear technology in order to enhance the protection
pursuant to the international convention for peaceful purposes;(d)apply to the transport of nuclear material, radioactive material andnuclear facilities contained in clause (i) of sub-section (p) of section 3
by land, by waterway or by air from any place to or through seaport,
airport, border gate or any other place within the territory throughinternational water or airspace;(e)

not affect the rights and responsibilities of each State and individual
contained in international law in particular the purposes and principlesof the Charter of the United Nations and International HumanitarianLaw.

23,Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)

(f)

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not apply to the activities in armed forces in armed conflicts in accord
with the International Humanitarian Law during an armed conflicts andthe activities undertaken by military in accord with the rules ofInternational Law.

(g)

not apply to the use, hold or maintenance of nuclear material or devices
contained in nuclear facility for military purpose.
Chapter VIIIThe Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
27.

Whoever unlawhlly and intentionally commits any of the following acts oromissions, amounts to an offence against the safety of maritime navigation:(a)the seizure or control over a ship by force or threat or any other formof intimidation;(b)

an act of violence against a person on board a ship by the act which islikely to endanger the safe navigation of that ship;(c)

destroying a ship or destroying or causing damage to a ship or to its
cargo which is likely to endanger the safe navigation of that ship;(d)placing or causing to be placed a device or substance which destroys
or is likely to destroy on a ship to destroy the ship or likely to endanger
the safe navigation of that ship or to cause damage to that ship or its
cargo;(e)destroying or causing serious damage to maritime navigational facility
system, communication appratus and services or an act which is likely
to endanger the safe navigation of a ship by the serious interference insuch facility systems and services;

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(f)communication with false information knowingly to endanger the safe
navigation of a ship;(g)using or disposing in any mean the ship or the explosive device,radioactive material, biological, chemical and nuclear weapon or oil,natural gas, other hazardous substance or noxious substance on a ship
or from a ship in order to cause death or serious injury any person or tocause damage;(h)knowingly transport on board a ship of explosive device, radioactive
material, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons contained in subsection (g) and similar materials, other source material, special
fissionable material or materials especially designed or prepared for theprocessing;(i)the use of a ship to cause death or serious injury to a person in any
mean or to cause serious damage to infrastructure facilities;(j)transporting a terrorist on board a ship knowing that the person
has committed any act of terrorism;(k)a threat in any mean to commit any offence contained in sub-sections(a) to 6);(1)causing death or injury to any person in committing or attempting tocommit any offence contained in sub-sections (a) to (k);(m)

attempt, abetment, instigation to commit any offence or participation
as an accomplice in committing such offence contained in sub-sections(a) to (1)-23.CounterTerrorism Law(fina1) (1)

28.

(a)

The relevant Working Committee shall direct the relevant ship owner,
port authority and ship industries, masters of ships and port
representatives to adopt necessary measures by specifLing the level ofprotection to alert for protection, requesting assistance, suppression
and elimination of threats and attack which is likely to endanger ships,
ports and facilities provided to facilitate for docking and to exchange
information.

(b)

Ship industries shall emphasize to comply with the relevant
requirements contained in this chapter and the guidance contained inInternational Ship and Port Facility Security Code.

(c)

A master of a ship shall, before docking a port in the territory of theState or whilst in a port of any state party of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, comply with therequirements specified for the respective level of protection.

29.

(a)

The master of a ship may take necessary prevention and suppression tobe free fkom threats and attack which endanger the ships.

(b)

The ship industry, charterer or any other person has no right toconstrain the power to exercise any decision made by the master ofship with his experience and practical skill in terrorist navigation
including refusal to load cargo, container or other closed cargo totransport if it is necessary to maintain the safety and security of the
ship.

30.

(a)

The master of a ship may deliver to the authority of the Police Force or
Immigration Department of the receiving State a person who he hasreasonable grounds to believe has committed any act of terrorism
contained in this chapter together with evidence after informing in

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)advance to and getting the approval from the navigation authority of its
registered State or the receiving State, may transfer that person to the
responsible of .the police or immigration of arrival State and together
with the evidence to police or immigration of arrival State.
(b)

The authority of the Police Force or Immigration Department receiving
the terrorist delivered under sub-section (a) may extradite such terrorist
to the respective State in accord with the provisions contained inchapter XVIof this Law.

31.

The provisions contained in this chapter relating to unlawful acts against thesafety of maritime navigation shall:(a)be applied to the ships mentioned in sub section (k) of section 2;(b)

be applied to the offender or the alleged offender contained in section
27 found in the territorial sea of the State.

32.

The provisions contained in this chapter shall not be applied to the following

ships:(a)a warship;(b)a ship owned or operated by a State when being used as a naval
auxiliary or for customs or police force purposes;(c) a ship which has been withdrawn from navigation or laid up;(d) ships owned or operated by the Government and other government ships
operated for non-commercial purposes.

23.CounterTerrorism Law(fina1) (1)Chapter IX
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms

33.

Whoever unlawfully and intentionally commits the following acts,

amounts to an offence against the safety of fixed platforms:(a) seizure or control over a fixed platform by force or threat or any otherform of intimidation;(b) act of violence against a person on board a fixed platform to endanger its
safety;(c) destroying or causing damage to a fixed platform to endanger its safety;(d) placing or causing to be placed a destructive device or substance by anymeans on a fixed platform to destroy it or to endanger its safety;(e) using or disposing in any mean a fixed platform or explosive device,radioactive material, biological, chemical and nuclear weapon; or oil,natural gas, other hazardous device or substance, noxious device orsubstance on or from the fixed platform to cause 'death or serious injury
to any person or to cause damage;(f) threatening to the public, causing injury or death to any person, with orwithout condition, to commit any offence contained in sub-sections (a)to (e);(g) attempt, abetment, instigation to commit any offence or participation as
an accomplice in committing such offence contained in sub-sections (a)to (0.
34.

The relevant Working Committee shall adopt measures for prevention,

suppression and taking action of any offence contained in section 33 by any person
against or from the fixed platform in the territorial sea of the State or in the

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)continental shelf of the State, cause to perform or supervise the members of theforce.

Chapter X
Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection andSuppression of the Offence against Unmarked Plastic Explosives
35.

Whoever:(a) fails to comply with the convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives
for the Purpose of Detection, 1991 and produces, distributes, imports,
exports or transports through or docks the unmarked explosives in or outof the territory of the State without permission of the authority, amounts
to an offence against plastic explosives.
(b) attempts, abets, instigates to commit any offence or participates as anaccomplice in committing such offence contained in sub-section(a),amounts to a commission of such offence.
36.

The provisions contained in section 35 shall not apply to the activities on

unmarked explosives by the military or police force according to their duty under
the supervision of respective administrator with the approval of responsible person
authorized by the State.
37.

The relevant Working Committee shall adopt necessary measures forprevention, suppression and taking action of offences against plastic explosives,
cause the members of the force to perform and supervise.
38.

The relevant Working Committee and authorities of defence service andresponsible person of police force shall:(a) adopt necessary measures for the destruction of unmarked explosives
which have been brought into or manufactured in the State or already23.CounterTerrorism Law(fina1) (1)existed in arsenal of defence service or police force. Moreover, thepossession and transportation of such unmarked explosives shall be
restricted and controlled effectively;(b) as soon as possible, destroy the explosives which are inapplicable to theprovisions contained in this Chapter.

Chapter XISuppression of Offences of Terrorist Bombing
39.

Whoever unlawfully commits any of the following acts with the intent tocause death or serious injury, or to cause extensive destruction or to cause major
economic loss, amounts to an offence of terrorist bombing:(a) delivery, placing, disposing or detonation of an explosive material in aplace of public use, in any State-owned facility, conveyances,machineries and equipments, any public transport system or in any
infrastructure facility or destruction thereof;(b) attempt, abetment, instigation to commit an offence or participation as
an accomplice in such offence contained in sub-section (a).
(c) production, distribution, sale, gift or possession of explosive material,
bomb or arm to commit terrorist bombing or to abet in the commissionof terrorist bombing.
40.

The relevant Working Committee shall adopt necessary

measuresforprevention, suppression and taking action of offences of terrorist bombing, cause
to perform and supervise the members of the force.

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)Chapter XI1
Suppression of Offences of Financing of Terrorism
41.

Whoever, in committing or to commit an act of terrorism, acts any of thefollowings to support or to facilitate such offence, amounts to an offence offinancing to terrorism;(a)collecting or receiving or supporting or sending or transferring
unlawfully the funds by any means with the intention that they should
be used or in the knowledge that they are to be used, in full or in part,
directly or indirectly which is gained lawfully or unlawfully or both, by
any territorist or any territorist group.

(b)using or possessing unlawfully of money, assets or service by anymeans with the intention that they should be used or in the knowledge
that they are to be used, in full or in part, directly or indirectly, by any
terrorist or terrorist group.

(c)

concealing, moving abroad or tansfering to other's name the asset
knowingly or with reasons to know that it is stored or maintained orcontrolled by a terrorist group or a terrorist or any other person on
behalf of them.

(d)attempt, abetment, instigation, organizing, providing, directing others tocommit any offence or participation as an accomplice in committing
any such offence contained in sub-sections (a), (b) and (c).

42.

Whoever acts, knowingly or with reasons to know, any of the followings,

amounts to an offence of financing of terrorism:(a)transaction or transfer in any means, directly or indirectly, of an asset
owned by any terrorist group or any terrorist;(b)

involving in or facilitating, directly or indirectly, any transaction of anasset owned by a terrorist group or a terrorist;

23.CounterTerrorism Law(fina1) (1)(c)providing financial service or other related services involving an assetof a terrorist group or a terrorist, for the benefit of or under the
direction of a terrorist group;(d)possessing or keeping knowingly an asset which is owned by a terroristgroup or a terrorist under his control;(e)failing to reveal the information without proper reasons to the Central
Committee and relevant working committee, or any member of force inrespect of transaction and transfer in any other mean of an asset owned
by a terrorist group and a terrorist;(f)failing to report the existence of a terrorist and, money and assets
owned by a terrorist group, communication or it is believed to becommunicated with them;

43.

(a)

Whoever transacts or transfers by any means or attempts to transfer anasset owned by a terrorist group or a terrorist or fails to reveal theinformation in respect of such act without proper reasons to the Central
Committee and relevant working committee or any member of theforce, amounts to an offence of financing of terrorism.

(b)

No suit or criminal proceeding shall lie against any person who reveals
the information in good faith relating to an asset owned by a terroristgroup or a terrorist under sub-section (a).

44.

Notwithstanding any act of terrorism occurs or is attempted to commit orcollected fund is actually used in committing an act of terrorism or collected orprovided fund is connected with any act of terrorism in respect of any offence
contained this chapter, it shall be deemed an offence is committed. In this sense, theintention to commit or the commission of an act of terrorism in any State or
territory, or the existence of a terrorist group or a terrorist together with or
separately from any offender who commits any offence contained in this chapter
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)within a State or a territory, or in different States or territoroies shall not be
considered.
45. The relevant Working Committee shall adopt necessary measures forprevention, suppression and taking action of offences of financing of terrorism,
cause to perform and supervise the members of the force.

Chapter XI11
Investigation and Taking Action
46.

The Central Committee may issue any of the following orders, or delegate thepower to issue any such order to the relevant Working Committee:(a) prohibition order and sealed order in order not to convert, transfer,obliterate and conceal assets seized as exhibit in respect of any offenceof financing of terrorism and revocation thereof;(b) order issued to the responsible persons of the respective bank andfinancial institutions, if money, assets and benefits ordered to seize as
exhibits are deposited at any bank and financial institutions, to allow
searching those exhibits, inspecting and copying of the relevant records
and, if necessary, allow to seize as exhibits.

47.

The relevant Working Committee:(a)shall guide and supervise investigation bodies or prevention andsuppression forces to take necessary investigation, inspection andmeasures not for reaching the funds and assets of non-governmentorganizations or non profit organizations to terrorist groups andterrorists, not to be organized by terrorists and terrorist groups by
taking appearance of as such organizations, not to be used as thechannel of financing of terrorist and terrorist groups.

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)shall form the necessary inspection bodies and assign them or the(b)members of prevention and suppression forces or of financial
intelligent force for controlling money and assets of a terrorist, money,
assets and funds of a terrorist group, investigating the offences offinancing of terrorism and acts of terrorism, seizing and controlling theexhibits and litigating.
(c) shallcoordinate

organizations forwithrelevant

government

departments

andcontrolling not to organize and carry out bank andfinicial institutions and business organizations

by using theorganizations providing to commit an act of terrorism or money andassets obtained from the commission of any act of terrorism.
(d) shall instruct, as may be necessary, the members of the force toprosecute the offenders of financing of terrorism or the exihibit money
and assets to the relevant court for trial.
(e) may issue order to cut, restrict, intercept the electronic communicationof terrorists groups and terrorists with the approval of the Central
Committee if it is necessary to prevent acts of terrorism which cause
danger to the State and the public suddenly.
48.

The members of the force assigned under this law, in performing theirduties, may

exercise the provisions contained in the Code of Criminal

Procedures, if it is not contrary to the rules, procedures issued under this Law.

Chapter XIV
Offences and Penalties

49.

Whoever commits any of the following acts shall, on conviction, bepunished with imprisonment for a term from a minimum of 10 years to a
maximum of imprisonment for life or death sentence:
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (I)(a)acts contained in clauses (xi) and (xii) of sub-section (b) of section 3;(b)

an offence committed on board an aircraft in service, contained in
section 7;(c)an unlawful seizure of an aircraft contained in section 8;(d)an unlawfbl act with the intent against .the safety of civil aviation
contained in section 9;(e)an unlawful act of violence at an airport serving international civil
aviation contained in section 10.

50.

Whoever commits any of the following acts shall, on conviction, be punishedwith imprisonment for a term from a minimum of 10 years to a maximum of
imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine:(a) acts contained in clauses (x), (xiii) and (xiv) of sub-section (b)of section(b) taking of hostage contained in section 17;(c) an offence of nuclear material, other radioactive material, biological,
chemical and nuclear weapon contained in section 19;(d) an offence of nuclear facility contained in section 20;(e) an offence of import, export, transport and transfer of nuclear material,radioactive material contained in section 23 andnuclear facilities

contained in clause (i) of sub-section (p) of section 3;(f)

an offence of nuclear terrorism;(g) an unlawful act with the intent against

thesafetyofmaritimenavigation contained in section 27;(h) an unlawful act with the intent against the safety of fixed platform
contained in section 33;
23.CounterTerrorism Law(fina1) (1)(i) an offence of terrorist bombing contained in sub-sections (a) and (b) ofsection 39;(j) an offence of financing of terrorism contained in sections 41 and sub-section (a) to (d) of section 42.
51.

Whoever commits any of the following acts shall, on conviction, be punishedwith imprisonment for a term from a minimum of 5 years to a maximum of 10 years
and shall also be liable to a fine:(a) an offence against internationally protected persons contained in section(b) an offence against plastic explosive contained in section 35.
(c) production, distribution,sale, gift or possession of explosive material,
bomb or arm to commit terrorist bombing or to abet in the commissionof terrorist bombing contained in sub-section (c) of section 39.
52.

Whoever commits any of the following acts shall, on conviction, be punishedwith imprisonment for a term from a minimum of 3 years to a maximum of 7 years
and shall also be liable to fine:(a)an act contained in clauses (xvi) to (xviii) of sub-section (b) of section 3;(b)

an offence of financing of terrorism contained in sub-sections (e) and( f ) of section 42;(c)failure to reval the information contained in sub-section (a) of section
43 without proper reasons.

53.

Whoever violates any prohibition of rules issued under this law shall, on

conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term from a minimum of one year
to a maximum of 3 years and shall also be liable to a fine:54.

Whoever, in committing any offence under sections 49, 50 and 51, causes

death or serious injury to any person or persons shall be punished with
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)eimprisonment for a term from a minimum of 10 years to a maximum of
imprisonment for life or death sentence.

55.

Whoever convicted any offence of terrorism shall, if he having been

convicted of any offence of terrorism before, be punished with the maximum
punishment provided for such subsequent offence.
56.

The court shall pass an order of confiscation or disposal in accord with thestipulations on money and assets seized as exhibit, if it is punished with an offenceof financing of terrorism.

Chapter XVInternational Cooperation
57.

The Central Committee and the relevant Working Committees shallcoordinate with international organizations and regional organizations or State
Parties of International Convention on Counter Terrorism for adopting appropriate
measures including the following matters:(a) exchange of information on an act of terrorism;(b) prevention of terrorism upon other State and citizens by a terrorist byusing his territory;(c) prevention of instructing, preparing, managing and financing relating toan act of terrorism;(d) enhancing the cooperation of the control of border area to prevent thetransnational or transboundary movement of terrorists and terroristgroups;(e) training, technical cooperation and capacity building on the suppressionof an act of terrorism;
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(f)carrying out activities of educating on counter terrorism;(g) cooperation to establish the central information department in the region;(h) cooperation for capacity building in the suppression of an act ofterrorism in accord with the international standards;(j) cooperation in research and development activities on the suppression ofacts of terrorism;

58.

International mutual assistance may be carried out with the State Parties ofInternational Convention and member States of regional organizations forsuppression of acts of terrorism in accord with the existing Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters Law.

Chapter XVI
Extradition

59.

In respect of the extradition of a terrorist:(a) any offence of an act of terrorism or financing of terrorism contained inthis Law shall be deemed as an extraditable offence and extradite inaccord with the existing law.
(b) it shall be carried out with reference to other stipulations prescribed by
the law of the requested State to extradite according to the provisions of
extradition prescribed in the international conventions on counter
terrorism.
(c) the relevant working committees and government departments andorganizations shall, under the guidance of the Central Committee, cause
to carry out the extradition and accept extradition in accord with thestipulation as may be necessary.

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)60.

In respect of the request from any State Party of International Convention

on Counter Terrorism or any member state of regional organization for mutual
assistance in criminal matters and extradition of an offender who committed any
offence of terrorism contained in this Law in the territory of the State:(a) acts of terrorism covered under this law shall not be demend as apolitical offence, an offence connected with it or an offence
inspired by political motives;(b) such request shall not be refused on the sole ground that itconcerns with a political offence or an offence connected with itor an offence inspired by political motives.

Chapter XVIIFair Treatment in Taking Action
6 1.

Any person shall, in performing the investigation and taking action for

acts of terrorism under this law be guaranteed fair treatment and enjoyment ofother entitled rights in accord with the stipulations in conformity with theInternational Human Rights Law.
62.

Any person shall, if he has been alleged and taken into custody of an act ofterrorism, have the right to inform without delay to the nearest appropriate embassy,
consulate or representative of .the State of which- that person is a national for
entitlement of his right.

Chapter XVIII
Fund for the Prevention and Suppression of an Act of Terrorism
63.

The Central Committee shall establish the fund for the prevention andsuppression of an act of terrorism with the following income and assets:(a) subsidy from the Union budget in accord with the exisiting law;
23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(b) provided fund not less than 10 percent of the money paid by the relevant
Region or State government to its budget under the serial number 9 of
Schedule 5 of the Constitution in respect of the offences contained inthis Law;(c) cash and kind donated by domestic and foreign well-wishers.
64.

The Central Committee may allow to use and expend the h d for theprevention and suppression of an act of terrorism for the following purposes:(a) expenses required in performing functions and duties of the Central
Committee and h c t i o n and duties of the Working Committees;(b) matters of adopting necessary measures for prevention and suppressionof and act of terrorism:(c) matters of investigation and taking action against acts of terrorism;(d) appropriate aids for victims of an act of terrorism;(e) matters on reforming conviction and rehabilitation of terrorists;(f) matters of cooperation with international organizations, regionalorganizations and foreign States in respect of acts of terrorism;(g) expenses in performing other necessary matters and other emergency
duties specified by the Central Committee.

Chapter XIX
Miscellaneous65.

If any person who is not under investigation in respect of money and assets

connected with an offence of an act of terrorism or financing of terrorism can provethat he has obtained such money and any asset by giving consideration in good faithand possessed it by any means of transfer, the right of such person shall not beaffected.

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)

66.

The Central Committee shall, in respect of seeking asylum as refugee underhuman right if it is found that the asylum seeker has committed an act of or abeted,instigated or conspired to commit that act of terrorism after scrutinizing carefully

1 whether he committed, take proper action upon him under this law.
67.

If the exhibit relating to any act of terrorism prosecuted under this Law is noteasily producible before the court, and a report or relevant documentary evidenceof how such exhibit is kept in custody may be submitted and such exhibit needs not
be produced before the court. Such submission shall be deemed as if it were asubmission of the exhibit before the Court and the relevant Court shall passan administrative order in accord with Law.

68.

The Ministry of Home Affairs shall organize the necessary staff office andappoint the staff to enable to assist in performing the functions and duties of theCentral Committee, Working Committees and bodies formed under this Law.

69.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any existing law, acts of terrorism

shall be taken action only under this Law.

70.

In prosecuting against any act of terrorism, it shall obtain the prior sanction of

the Central Committee or the Body delegated by the Central Committee.

71.

No prosecution shall lie in any court against any person or any member of.

any organization assigned to perform any function and duty contained in this Law
for the performance thereof in good faith.

72.

In implementation of the provisions contained in this Law:(a) the Ministry of Home affairs may, with the approval of Union
Government, issue the necessary rules, regulations and bye-laws;(b) the Central Committee and the relevant Union Ministries may issue thenecessary notifications, orders, directives and procedures.

23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)(c) the Working Committee may, with the approval of Central Committee,
issue the necessary orders and directives.

I hereby sign under the Constitution of the Republic of the Union.

Sd.
Thein Sein
President
The Republic of the Union of
Myanmar23.Counter Terrorism Law(fina1) (1)