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).