SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Amendments consequential on offences in Part 10 of this Act

PART 2Amendments consequential on offence in section 184

I1I212Serious Crime Act 2007

1

The Serious Crime Act 2007 is amended as follows.

2

In section 51A (exceptions to section 44 for encouraging or assisting suicide)—

a

the existing text becomes subsection (1);

b

after that subsection insert—

2

Section 44 does not apply to an offence under section 184(1) of the Online Safety Act 2023 (offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm).

c

in the heading, at the end insert “or serious self-harm”.

3

In Part 1 of Schedule 3 (listed offences: England and Wales and Northern Ireland), after paragraph 24A insert—

24BOnline Safety Act 2023

An offence under section 184(1) of the Online Safety Act 2023 (encouraging or assisting serious self-harm).