81 Part 8: supplementaryU.K.
(1)Proceedings for an offence under section 79 or 80 shall not be instituted—
(a)in England and Wales, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General; or
(b)in Northern Ireland, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
(2)In this Part “United Kingdom person” means a United Kingdom national, a Scottish partnership or a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.
(3)For this purpose a United Kingdom national is an individual who is—
(a)a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen;
(b)a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) is a British subject; or
(c)a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.