National Security Act 2023 (c. 32)

Prospective

Part 4 U.K. Foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme

Supplementary U.K.

82 Annual report U.K.

(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.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 82 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)

83 Interpretation U.K.

(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).

Commencement Information

I2 S. 83 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)