The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021
1Citation, commencement and extent
2Notifiable acquisitions
3Interpretation
4Review
SCHEDULE 1Advanced materials
1Interpretation
2Activities
3Sectors and matters
SCHEDULE 2Advanced robotics
1Interpretation
2Activities – advanced robotics
3Advanced robotics
4Description of advanced robotics
5Characteristic of autonomy
6Exclusions
SCHEDULE 3Artificial intelligence
1Interpretation
2Activities – artificial intelligence
SCHEDULE 4Civil nuclear
1Activity - civil nuclear
2Exclusion
SCHEDULE 5Communications
1Interpretation
2Public electronic communications providers
3Associated facilities
4Repair or maintenance of submarine cable systems or cable landing stations
5Information systems
SCHEDULE 6Computing hardware
1Interpretation
2Activity – computing hardware
3The activities referred to in paragraph 2 are—
SCHEDULE 7Critical suppliers to government
1Interpretation
2Activity – critical suppliers to government
3The features referred to in paragraph 1 are—
SCHEDULE 8Cryptographic authentication
1Interpretation
2Activity – cryptographic authentication
SCHEDULE 9Data infrastructure
1Interpretation
2Interpretation – public sector authority
3Activity – data infrastructure
4The activities referred to in paragraph 3 are—
SCHEDULE 10Defence
1Interpretation
2Activity - defence
3The conditions referred to in paragraph 2 are that the...
SCHEDULE 11Energy
1Interpretation
2Activity - energy
3The activities referred to in paragraph 2 are—
4Conditions
SCHEDULE 12Military and dual-use
1Interpretation
2Activity - military and dual-use
SCHEDULE 13Quantum technologies
1Interpretation
2Activity - quantum technology
SCHEDULE 14Satellite and space technology
1Interpretation
2Activity – satellite and space technology
3The activities referred to in paragraph 2 are—
SCHEDULE 15Suppliers to the emergency services
1Interpretation
2Activity – suppliers to emergency services
3Good and services – emergency services
4Goods and services – ambulance services provider
SCHEDULE 16Synthetic biology
1Interpretation
2Activities
3Meaning of synthetic biology
4Synthetic biology includes but is not limited to—
5Exceptions - general
6Exceptions – human or veterinary medicines or immunomodulatory approaches
SCHEDULE 17Transport
1Interpretation - ports and harbours
2Activity – ports and harbours
3Interpretation -airports and air traffic control
4Activity – airports and air traffic control

2021 No. 1264

National Security

The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1), (2), (4) and (8) of the National Security and Investment Act 20211.

In accordance with section 63(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.