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Article (3)

DFL 20/2018 Effective from 23/10/2018

Without prejudice to the provisions of Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 referred to herein, and Federal Law No. (7) of 2014 referred to herein:

1- The crime of Financing Terrorism shall be committed by whoever intentionally commits any of the following:

a- Any of the acts specified in Clause (1) of Article (2) of the present Decree Law, if he is aware that the Proceeds are wholly or partly owned by a terrorist organisation or terrorist person or intended to finance a terrorist organisation, a terrorist person or a terrorism crime, even if it without the intention to conceal or disguise their illegal source.

b- Providing, collecting, preparing or obtaining Proceeds or facilitating their obtainment by others with intent to use them, or while knowing that such Proceeds will be used in whole or in part for the commitment of a terrorist offence, or if he has committed such acts on behalf of a terrorist organisation or a terrorist person while aware of their true background or purpose.

2- A person shall be guilty of financing illegal Organisations crime if he intentionally commits any of the following:

a- Any of the acts specified in Clause (1) of Article (2) of this Decree Law, if he is aware that the Proceeds are wholly or partly owned by an Illegal Organisation or by any person belonging to an Illegal Organisation or intended to finance such Illegal Organisation or any person belonging to it, even if it without the intention to conceal or disguise their illicit origin.

b- Providing, collecting, preparing, obtaining Proceeds or facilitating their obtainment by others with intent to use such Proceeds, or while knowing that such Proceeds will be used in whole or in part for the benefit of an Illegal Organisation or of any of its members, with knowledge of their true identity or purpose.