• Any other acts aimed at creating and spreading fear and terror in public life; (Maximum penalty of life imprisonment) • Acts such as extortion of cash or kind or looting of property for this purpose, forcibly raising cash or kind or looting property in pursuit of the said purpose; (Maximum penalty of life imprisonment) • Any attempt or conspiracy to engage in terrorist or disruptive activity, or to encourage of force anyone to take up such activity, gathering more than one individual for such purpose, constituting any group to the same end, or assigning anyone to such activity or participating in such activity with or without pay or engaging in publicity for such activity, causing obstruction to government communications system, or giving refuge to any individual engaged in terrorist or disruptive activity, or hiding any person doing any of these things. (Maximum penalty of life imprisonment)238 The Ordinance provides that: • Anyone indulging in crime in Nepal while residing abroad will also be subject to punishment. • The government can declare an area ‘terrorist affected’ or individuals as ‘terrorist’. • House arrest can be used to prevent any terrorist and disruptive act. • Cases will be heard in a court constituted or designated by His Majesty’s Government; • Arrangements will be made for reasonable expenses for treatment and compensation in case of the maiming or death of security personnel or police assigned to control or investigate terrorist and disruptive activities. • Cases instituted under this ordinance will not be subject to any statute of limitations. • Individuals arresting or helping in the arrest of any terrorist will be suitably awarded.239 238 239 Counter-Terrorism Committee Report - Nepal, Security Council, S/2001/1326, 18 January 2002, p.3. Counter-Terrorism Committee Report - Nepal, Security Council, S/2001/1326, 18 January 2002, p.4. 111