National Security Act 2023

Prospective

77Offence of providing false informationU.K.

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(1)A person commits an offence if—

(a)the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a foreign activity arrangement, and

(b)the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.

(2)A person commits an offence if—

(a)the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a relevant activity which is required to be registered under section 68, and

(b)the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.

(3)A person commits an offence if—

(a)the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a foreign influence arrangement,

(b)the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and

(c)the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.

(4)A person commits an offence if—

(a)the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a political influence activity which is required to be registered under section 72,

(b)the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and

(c)the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.

Commencement Information

I1S. 77 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)