Section 76

The following Schedule is inserted after Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) -

"Schedule 8A Offence under section 58A: supplementary provisions

Introduction

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(1) This Schedule makes supplementary provision relating to the offence in section 58A (eliciting, publishing or communicating information about members of the armed forces etc).

(2) The purpose of this Schedule is to comply with Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market ("the E -Commerce Directive").

Domestic service providers: extension of liability

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(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established in the United Kingdom (a "domestic service provider").

(2) Section 58A applies to a domestic service provider who -

(a) commits any of the acts specified in subsection (1) of that section in an EEA state other than the United Kingdom, and

(b) does so in the course of providing information society services,

as it applies to a person who commits such an act in the United Kingdom.

(3) In such a case -