(1)
| (a) | Any person who, with the intention of inducing in a person anywhere in the world a false belief that an offence under sections 2, 3 and 5 and 10 will be committed, is guilty of an offence. |
| (b) | Any person who, directly or indirectly, communicates any information, which he or she knows, or ought reasonably to have known or suspected, or believes to be false, with the intention of inducing in a person anywhere in the world a belief that a noxious substance or thing or an explosive or other lethal device is likely to be present (whether at the time the information is communicated or later) in or at any place, is guilty of an offence. |
| (c) | Any person who directly or indirectly communicates any information which he or she knows, or ought reasonably to have known or suspected, or believes to be false and which involves threats of violence or of any other offence that will be committed at any place with a view to intimidate any person to avoid certain places or to divert police resources in order to commit a crime under this Act, is guilty of an offence. |
| (d) | If any police resources have been diverted as a result of a crime committed under paragraph (c), the offender is liable for any costs proven by the State in that regard. |
| (e) | Upon conviction of an offence under paragraph (c), the court may order the accused, in addition to any fine or imprisonment imposed by the court, to pay the costs related to such diversion of resources. |
[Section 13(1) substituted by the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorism and related activities Amendment Act, 2022, by section 12(a)(b) of Notice No. 1533, G47803, dated 29 December 2022]
| (2) | For the purposes of this section 'substance' includes any biological agent and any other natural or artificial substance (whatever its form, origin or method of production). |
