Section 81 Part 8: supplementary

United Kingdom

(1)

Proceedings for an offence under section 79 or 80 shall not be instituted—

(a)

in England and Wales, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General; or

(b)

in Northern Ireland, except by or with the consent of the F1Advocate General for Northern Ireland .

(2)

In this Part “United Kingdom person” means a United Kingdom national, a Scottish partnership or a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.

(3)

For this purpose a United Kingdom national is an individual who is—

(a)

a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen;

(b)

a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) is a British subject; or

(c)

a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 81(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), s. 87(1), Sch. 7 para. 36(b); S.R. 2010/113, art. 2, Sch. para. 19(f)