Amendment to paragraph 24 of Schedule 32
1
Paragraph 24 of Schedule 3 (prescribed criteria) to the Act is amended as follows.
2
For paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2) substitute—
a
the law of a country or territory outside England and Wales;
3
After sub-paragraph (9) insert—
10
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a) in its application to an offence committed outside the British Islands the Secretary of State must not specify the offence unless—
a
the conduct which constitutes the offence would, if carried out in England and Wales, amount to an offence under the law of England and Wales (the equivalent offence), and
b
the equivalent offence is also specified for the purposes of paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 (as the case may be).