PART 11Supplementary and general
Extra-territorial application
I1I2205Offences: extra-territorial application and jurisdiction
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Sections 69, 109 and 112 apply to acts done by a person in the United Kingdom or elsewhere (information offences).
2
Section 110 applies to acts done by an individual in the United Kingdom or elsewhere (offences by senior managers of providers of regulated services).
3
Section 138 applies to acts done by a person in the United Kingdom or elsewhere (offence of failure to comply with confirmation decision).
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5
In the case of an offence under section 69, 109, 110, 112 or 138 which is committed outside the United Kingdom—
a
proceedings for the offence may be taken at any place in the United Kingdom, and
b
the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed at any such place.
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In the application of subsection (5) to Scotland, any such proceedings against a person may be taken—
a
in any sheriff court district in which the person is apprehended or is in custody, or
b
in such sheriff court district as the Lord Advocate may determine.
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In this section—
“act” includes a failure to act;
“sheriff court district” is to be construed in accordance with the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (see section 307(1) of that Act).