[136ZG Variation, renewal or discharge of sexual harm prevention order made in Scotland by court in England and Wales]

[136ZG  Variation, renewal or discharge of sexual harm prevention order made in Scotland by court in England and Wales]

[(1)     This section applies where a relevant Scottish order has been made in respect of a person (“the defendant”) who now—

(a)     is residing in England and Wales, or

(b)     is in or is intending to come to England and Wales.

(2)     In this section “relevant Scottish order” means a sexual harm prevention order made under section 11 or 12 of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 22).

(3)     A person within subsection (4) may by complaint to the appropriate court apply for an order varying, renewing or discharging the relevant order.

(4)     Those persons are—

(a)     the defendant;

(b)     the chief officer of police for the area in which the defendant resides;

(c)     a chief officer of police who believes that the defendant is in, or is intending to come to, that officer's police area.

(5)     If a list has been published under section 172 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (list of countries where children are at high risk of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation) and has not been withdrawn, a

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