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(b) in relation to any area in Northern Ireland, means the Chief Constable of the Poli-
ce Service of Northern Ireland, “clemency proceedings” means proceedings in a country outside
the United Kingdom, not being proceedings before a court exercising criminal jurisdiction, for
the removal or reduction of a penalty imposed on conviction of an offence, “country” includes
territory, “court” includes a tribunal, “criminal proceedings” include criminal proceedings outsi-
de the United Kingdom in which a civil order may be made, “customs officer” means an officer
commissioned by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise under section 6(3) of the Customs
and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2), “evidence” includes information in any form and articles,
and giving evidence includes answering a question or producing any information or article, “the
Mutual Legal Assistance Convention” means the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal
Matters established by Council Act of 29th May 2000 (2000/C197/01), “the Schengen Convention”
means the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14th June 1985.
(2) A participating country, in relation to any provision of this Part, means—
(a) a country other than the United Kingdom which is a member State on a day appo-
inted for the commencement of that provision, and
(b) any other country designated by an order made by the Secretary of State or, in
relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
(3) In this Part, “process”, in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, means any
summons or order issued or made by a court and includes—
(a) any other document issued or made by a court for service on parties or witnesses,
(b) any document issued by a prosecuting authority outside the United Kingdom for
the purposes of criminal proceedings.
(4) In this Part, “process”, in relation to service in Scotland, means a citation by a court or by a
prosecuting authority, or an order made by a court, and includes any other document issued or
made as mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (b).
PART 2
TERRORIST ACTS AND THREATS: JURISDICTION
52- Jurisdiction for terrorist offences
After section 63 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) there is inserted—
“Extra-territorial jurisdiction for other terrorist offences etc.
63A- Other terrorist offences under this Act: jurisdiction
(1) If—
(a) a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident does anything outside the