Part 4Foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme

Supplementary

I182Annual report

1

The Secretary of State must, as soon as is practicable after the end of each relevant period—

a

prepare a report in relation to that period, and

b

lay a copy of the report before Parliament.

2

The report must provide details of—

a

the total number of arrangements registered with the Secretary of State under section 65 or 69,

b

the number of arrangements registered with the Secretary of State under section 65 or 69 during the relevant period,

c

the total number of specified persons and foreign powers who have registered activities with the Secretary of State under section 68 or 72,

d

the number of specified persons and foreign powers who have registered activities with the Secretary of State under section 68 or 72 during the relevant period,

e

the number of information notices issued under section 75 during the relevant period,

f

the number of persons charged with an offence under this Part during the relevant period, and

g

the number of persons convicted of an offence under this Part during the relevant period.

3

“Relevant period” means—

a

the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, and

b

each subsequent period of 12 months.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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S. 82 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)

I283Interpretation

1

In this Part—

  • “foreign activity arrangement” has the meaning given by section 65;

  • “foreign influence arrangement” has the meaning given by section 69;

  • “foreign power” has the same meaning as in Part 1 (see section 32), subject to subsection (2);

  • “political influence activity” has the meaning given by section 70;

  • “registered activity” means an activity registered with the Secretary of State under section 68 or 72;

  • “registered arrangement” means an arrangement registered with the Secretary of State under section 65 or 69;

  • “specified person” has the meaning given by section 66.

2

For the purposes of this Part references in section 32 to a foreign State, or a foreign country or territory, do not include the Republic of Ireland.

3

For the purposes of this Part references to an “arrangement” do not include an arrangement between a person (“P”) and—

a

a person who holds office in or under, or is an employee or other member of staff of, P (acting in that capacity), or

b

a person the Secretary of State reasonably considers to be exercising functions on behalf of P as if the person were within paragraph (a).