England and Wales

Offences under sections 4 and 4A committed outside the United Kingdom
4B
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—
  1. a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen,
  2. a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject, or
  3. a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.
S. 4B inserted (29.6.2021) by Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (c. 17), s. 90(2), Sch. 3 para. 1