Part 1Offences
Offences
2Conduct ancillary to genocide etc.
1
It shall be an offence for a person to engage in conduct ancillary to an act that constitutes—
a
an offence under section 1(1) of this Act; or
b
an offence under this section.
2
Subsection (1) above applies where the conduct in question consists of or includes an act committed outwith Scotland by a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident.
3
It shall be an offence for a person to engage in conduct ancillary to an act committed (or intended to be committed) outwith Scotland by a person other than a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident that, if the act were committed in Scotland (or were committed by a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident), would constitute—
a
an offence under section 1(1) of this Act; or
b
an offence under this section.
4
Subsection (3) above applies where the conduct in question consists of or includes an act committed—
a
in Scotland; or
b
outwith the United Kingdom by a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident.
5
The references in subsections (1) and (3) above to conduct ancillary to an act are to conduct that would constitute an ancillary offence in relation to that act if—
a
that conduct consisted of or included an act committed in Scotland; and
b
that act were committed in Scotland.