SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Strangulation or suffocation: consequential amendments

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

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1

Section 29 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (racially or religiously aggravated assaults) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) (but before the “or” following it) insert—

ba

an offence under section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (strangulation or suffocation);

3

In subsection (2), for “or (b)” substitute “ , (b) or (ba) ”.