Part 1Espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers
Supplementary provision
I1I234Interpretation
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;
- a
“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.
- a
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.