Serious Crime Act 2015

[F176AOffences under section 76 committed outside the United KingdomE+W

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(1)If—

(a)a person's behaviour consists of or includes behaviour in a country outside the United Kingdom,

(b)the behaviour would constitute an offence under section 76 if it occurred in England and Wales, and

(c)the person is a United Kingdom national or is habitually resident in England and Wales,

the person is guilty in England and Wales of that offence.

(2)In this section—

  • “country” includes territory;

  • “United Kingdom national” means an individual who is—

    (a)

    a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen,

    (b)

    a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject, or

    (c)

    a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.]

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