On 10 May, 12:58, "Colonel Colt" wrote:
> "TimB" wrote in message
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> news:701dfbaa-fbce-4eca-a6ec-9d18a8cc5b9d@f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
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> > On 10 May, 12:45, "Colonel Colt" wrote:
> >> "TimB" wrote in message
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> >>news:be41f1be-7260-442a-9786-76c33c220029@24g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
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> >> > You seem to have missed the point. The law as I understand it is this:
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> >> > - You can have . with anyone aged 16 or over in the UK
> >> > - If you go to a country where the age of consent is, say, 14, and
> >> > have . with a 14 year old, you commit no offence locally, but will
> >> > be arrested under UK law when you return home, despite having
> >> > committed no crime either in the UK or the country you visited.
> >> > - If you go on holiday with your 16 year old girlfriend, and have .,
> >> > you can be arrested on your return, despite the act being legal in
> >> > both the UK and the country you visited.
>
> >> Would this I wonder apply to a foreign national who came to the UK on
> >> holiday. He has a 14 year girlfriend, with whom he has . perfectly
> >> lawfully in his own country, yet if he visited the UK then he is at risk
> >> of
> >> prosecution? I suppose the only saving grace is that in such
> >> circumstances
> >> there is next to no chance of the authorities in the UK finding out.
>
> > In that situation, he commits an offence under UK law anyway, and is
> > subject to UK law.
>
> Er, why? His 14 year old girlfriend is not with him in the UK
Aah, gotcha. My mistake. In which case, he's probably not breaking any
UK laws, since I presume they must be restricted to UK citizens.
They /must/ be restricted to UK citizens, right? |