# Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Paragraph 3


In the Serious Crime Act 2015, after section 76 (controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship) insert—
“Offences under section 76 committed outside the United Kingdom
76A (1) If—
(a) a person's behaviour consists of or includes behaviour in a country outside the United Kingdom,
(b) the behaviour would constitute an offence under section 76 if it occurred in England and Wales, and
(c) the person is a United Kingdom national or is habitually resident in England and Wales,
the person is guilty in England and Wales of that offence.
(2) In this section—
“country” includes territory;
“United Kingdom national” means an individual who is—
(a)a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen,
(b)a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject, or
(c)a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.”

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