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<Text>If a person (D) knows or believes that what he anticipates might take place wholly or partly in England or Wales, he may be guilty of an offence under section 44, 45 or 46 no matter where he was at any relevant time.</Text>
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<Text>If it is not proved that D knows or believes that what he anticipates might take place wholly or partly in England or Wales, he is not guilty of an offence under section 44, 45 or 46 unless paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 4 applies.</Text>
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<Text>A reference in this section (and in any of those paragraphs) to what D anticipates is to be read as follows—</Text>
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<Text>in relation to an offence under section 44 or 45, it refers to the act which would amount to the commission of the anticipated offence;</Text>
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<Text>In their application to Northern Ireland, this section and Schedule 4 have effect as if references to—</Text>
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<Text>Nothing in this section or Schedule 4 restricts the operation of any enactment by virtue of which an act constituting an offence under this Part is triable under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland.</Text>
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