States of Emergency - Centre for Policy Alternatives
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speciLied terrorist activity, or (c) any activity in furtherance <strong>of</strong> (a)<br />
or (b). Regulation 7 provides that no person shall, inter alia,<br />
promote, encourage, support, advise, assist or act on behalf <strong>of</strong> any<br />
person or group that is engaged in terrorism or speciLied terrorist<br />
activity. Regulation 8 is an unusual provision which provides that<br />
no person shall engage in any ‘transaction’ deLined in very wide<br />
terms with a person or group acting in contravention <strong>of</strong><br />
Regulations 6 and 7. However, in the Lirst proviso to Regulation 8,<br />
it is provided that ‘<strong>for</strong> the purposes <strong>of</strong> facilitating the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> a peaceful political solution, termination <strong>of</strong> terrorism…<br />
maintenance <strong>of</strong> supplies and services essential to the life <strong>of</strong> the<br />
community, conducting developmental activities, or <strong>for</strong> any other<br />
lawful purpose’ any person including local and international NGOs<br />
could in good faith and the written approval <strong>of</strong> the Competent<br />
Authority, 289 engage in any ‘approved transaction’ with persons or<br />
groups acting in contravention <strong>of</strong> Regulations 6 or 7. Moreover,<br />
Regulation 9 prohibits the provision <strong>of</strong> ‘any in<strong>for</strong>mation which is<br />
detrimental or prejudicial to national security’ to any person or<br />
group.<br />
Regulation 20 deLines ‘terrorism’ as any unlawful conduct which<br />
(a) involves the use <strong>of</strong> violence, <strong>for</strong>ce, coercion, intimidation,<br />
threats, duress, or (b) threatens or endangers national security, or<br />
(c) intimidates a civilian population, or (d) disrupts or threatens<br />
public order and the maintenance <strong>of</strong> supplies and services<br />
essential to the life <strong>of</strong> the community, or (e) causes destruction or<br />
damage to property, or (f) endangering a person’s life (other than<br />
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The Competent Authority is appointed by the President in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
Regulations 15 and 16. Regulation 17 provides that any person aggrieved<br />
by a decision <strong>of</strong> the Competent Authority is entitled to appeal to the<br />
Appeals Tribunal constituted under Regulation 18, which comprises <strong>of</strong><br />
the Secretaries to the Ministries <strong>of</strong> Defence, Finance, Nation‐Building,<br />
Plan Implementation and Justice.<br />
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