Section 81Part 8: supplementary
173.Subsection (1) provides that a prosecution under section 79 or 80 can only be instituted by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General (as regards a prosecution in England and Wales) and the Attorney General for Northern Ireland (as regards a prosecution in Northern Ireland).
174.Subsections (2) and (3) define what is meant by a United Kingdom person for the purposes of sections 79 and 80.