PART 2Amendment of primary legislation
Amendment of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009I17
1
Schedule 12 (encouraging or assisting suicide: providers of information society services) to the Coroners and Justice Act 20098, is amended as follows—
a
omit paragraph 1 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);
b
omit paragraph 2 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);
c
omit paragraph 3 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings);
d
in paragraph 7 (interpretation), for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—
2
“Relevant offence” means an offence under—
a
section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961 (c.60) (criminal liability for complicity in another’s suicide), or
b
section 13 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 20 (N.I.)) (criminal liability for complicity in another’s suicide).
e
in paragraph 7 (interpretation), omit sub-paragraph (6).
2
In Schedule 13 (prohibited images: providers of information society services) to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, omit—
a
paragraph 1 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);
b
paragraph 2 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings);
c
in paragraph 6 (interpretation), sub-paragraph (6).