(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 British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen,
a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject, or
a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 4B inserted (29.6.2021) by Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (c. 17), s. 90(2), Sch. 3 para. 1