# Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 29: Prohibitions on foreign travel


(1) A prohibition on foreign travel contained in a sexual risk order must not be for a period of more than 5 years.
(2) A “prohibition on foreign travel” means—
(a) a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom named or described in the order,
(b) a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom other than a country named or described in the order, or
(c) a prohibition on travelling to any country outside the United Kingdom.
(3) Subsection (1) does not prevent a prohibition on foreign travel from being extended for a further period (of no more than 5 years each time) under section 30.
(4) A sexual risk order that contains a prohibition within subsection (2)(c) must require the person who is subject to the order to surrender all of the person's passports at a police station specified in the order—
(a) on or before the date when the prohibition takes effect, or
(b) within a period specified in the order.
(5) In this section, “passport” means—
(a) a United Kingdom passport within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971,
(b) a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of another country,
(c) a passport issued by or on behalf of an international organisation,
(d) a document that can be used (in some or all circumstances) instead of a passport.
(6) Any passports surrendered in accordance with the requirement must be returned as soon as reasonably practicable after the person ceases to be subject to a sexual risk order containing such a prohibition (unless the person is subject to an equivalent prohibition under another order).
(7) Subsection (6) does not apply in relation to—
(a) a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of another country if the passport has been returned to those authorities,
(b) a passport issued by or on behalf of an international organisation if the passport has been returned to that organisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/22/section/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/abusive-behaviour-and-sexual-harm-scotland-act-2016/section-29
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