# Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Paragraph 2


(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 72 (offences outside the United Kingdom)—
(a) in subsections (1)(b) and (2)(c), for “section” substitute “ subsection ”;
(b) in subsection (3)(c), for “section” substitute “ subsection ”;
(c) in subsection (10), for “this section applies” substitute “ subsections (1) to (3) apply ”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (sexual offences to which section 72 applies)—
(a) in the heading, for “section 72” substitute “ section 72(1) to (3) ”;
(b) in paragraph 1, in the opening words, for “section 72 applies” substitute “ subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 72 apply ”;
(c) after paragraph 1 insert—
“1A In relation to England and Wales, subsections (1) and (2) of section 72 also apply to an offence under any of sections 1 to 4 where the victim of the offence was 18 or over at the time of the offence.”;
(d) in paragraph 3, after “paragraph 1” insert “ or 1A ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/17/schedule/3/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-act-2021/schedule-3/paragraph-2
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