National Security Act 2023

83 Interpretation

(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).