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Section 76A Offences under section 76 committed outside the United KingdomF1

(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—

    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.

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Textual amendments

F1

S. 76A inserted (29.6.2021) by Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (c. 17), s. 90(2), Sch. 3 para. 3