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Sexual Offences Act 2003

Commentary on Sections

Part 2: Notification and Orders

Section 86: Notification requirements: travel outside the United Kingdom

174.Subsection (1) of section 86 provides a power for the Secretary of State to make regulations setting out notification requirements for relevant offenders who leave the UK or for any description of such offenders (for example those intending to leave the UK for a specified period). The regulations would oblige such persons to notify certain details concerning their travel plans to the police.

175.Subsection (4) might be used for example to make provision for young offenders to notify for a different period of foreign travel than do other offenders

176.These regulations are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure (section 138(2)). For Scotland, the regulations will be made by Scottish Ministers and laid before the Scottish Parliament.

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