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F1SCHEDULE 8AOffence under section 58A: supplementary provisions

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Domestic service providers: extension of liability

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1

This paragraph applies where a service provider is established in the United Kingdom (a “domestic service provider”).

2

Section 58A applies to a domestic service provider who—

a

commits any of the acts specified in subsection (1) of that section in an EEA state other than the United Kingdom, and

b

does so in the course of providing information society services,

as it applies to a person who commits such an act in the United Kingdom.

3

In such a case—

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.