Part 1Espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers

Supplementary provision

34Interpretation

(1)

In this Part—

“conduct” includes omissions and statements;

“enactment” includes—

(a)

an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978);

(b)

an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;

(c)

an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

(d)

an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;

(e)

retained direct EU legislation;

“foreign power” has the meaning given by section 32;

“the foreign power condition” has the meaning given by section 31;

“foreign power threat activity” and “involvement”, in relation to such activity, have the meaning given by section 33;

“information” includes information about tactics, techniques and procedures;

“the maximum term for summary offences” means—

(a)

in relation to an offence committed before the time when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, 6 months;

(b)

in relation to an offence committed after that time, 51 weeks.

(2)

In this Part references to a part of the United Kingdom are references to—

(a)

England and Wales,

(b)

Scotland, or

(c)

Northern Ireland.