Prospective
Recognised news publishersU.K.
4(1)The following provisions do not apply to a recognised news publisher—
(a)section 69(3) (requirement to register foreign influence arrangements);
(b)section 71(2) or (3) (offence of carrying out activities under unregistered foreign influence arrangement);
(c)section 78(2) (offence of carrying out political influence activities tainted by false information).
(2)The following provisions do not apply to a person who is not a recognised news publisher, where the foreign influence arrangement in question is a news-related foreign influence arrangement—
(a)section 69(3) (requirement to register foreign influence arrangements);
(b)section 71(2) or (3) (offence of carrying out activities under unregistered foreign influence arrangement);
(c)section 78(2) (offence of carrying out political influence activities tainted by false information).
(3)A “news-related foreign influence arrangement” is a foreign influence arrangement made between a person and a foreign power who is a recognised news publisher where the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the arrangement is the publication of news-related material.
(4)In this paragraph “”, “publish”, and “recognised news publisher” have the meaning given by paragraph 5.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 15 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see 100(1)