(1) It shall be an offence for a person to commit genocide, a crime against humanity or a war crime. (2) Subsection (1) above applies to acts committed— (a) in Scotland; or (b) outwith the United Kingdom by a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident. (3) The Genocide Act 1969 (c.12) is repealed. (4) In subsection (1) above— “ genocide ” means an act of genocide as defined in article 6; “ crime against humanity ” means a crime against humanity as defined in article 7; and “ war crime ” means a war crime as defined in article 8.2. (5) The relevant provisions of the articles mentioned in subsection (4) above are set out in schedule 1 to this Act. (6) For the purposes of this Part of this Act, no account shall be taken of any provision of the articles omitted from the text set out in that schedule.

Section 2

2. Conduct ancillary to genocide etc. S

(1) It shall be an offence for a person to engage in conduct ancillary to an act that constitutes— (a) an offence under section 1(1) of this Act; or (b) an offence under this section. (2) Subsection (1) above applies where the conduct in question consists of or includes an act committed outwith Scotland by a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident. (3) It shall be an offence for a person to engage in conduct ancillary to an act committed (or intended to be committed) outwith Scotland by a person other than a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident that, if the act were committed in Scotland (or were committed by a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident), would constitute— (a) an offence under section 1(1) of this Act; or (b) an offence under this section. (4) Subsection (3) above applies where the conduct in question consists of or includes an act committed— (a) in Scotland; or (b) outwith the United Kingdom by a United Kingdom national or a United Kingdom resident. (5) The references in subsections (1) and (3) above to conduct ancillary to an act are to conduct that would constitute an ancillary offence in relation to that act if— (a) that conduct consisted of or included an act committed in Scotland; and (b) that act were committed in Scotland.