# Protection from Harassment Act 1997, Section 4B: Offences under sections 4 and 4A committed outside the United Kingdom


(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 section 4 or 4A 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/1997/40/section/4B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-from-harassment-act-1997/section-4B
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