Paragraph 7 I1

In the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, after Article 6 insert—

“Offences under Article 6 committed outside the United Kingdom

6A

(1)

If—

(a)

a person's course of conduct consists of or includes conduct in a country outside the United Kingdom,

(b)

the course of conduct would constitute an offence under Article 6 if it occurred in Northern Ireland, and

(c)

the person is a United Kingdom national or is resident in Northern Ireland,

the person is guilty in Northern Ireland of that offence.

(2)

In this Article—

• “country” includes territory;

• “United Kingdom national” means an individual who is—

  1. (a)

     a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen,

  2. (b)

     a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject, or

  3. (c)

     a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.”