National Security Act 2023

65 Requirement to register foreign activity arrangements

(1) A “foreign activity arrangement” is an agreement or arrangement between a person (“P”) and a specified person pursuant to which the specified person directs P—

(a) to carry out relevant activities in the United Kingdom, or

(b) to arrange for relevant activities to be carried out in the United Kingdom.

(2) In this section “relevant activities”—

(a) if regulations under subsection (3) apply in relation to the specified person, has the meaning given by the regulations, and

(b) otherwise, means all activities.

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about activities which are relevant activities for the purposes of this section, either in relation to all specified persons or in relation to such specified persons as the regulations may provide.

(4) Where P makes a foreign activity arrangement, P must register the arrangement with the Secretary of State before the end of the period of 10 days beginning with the day on which P makes the arrangement.

(5) P commits an offence if P—

(a) fails to comply with subsection (4), and

(b) knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the arrangement in question is a foreign activity arrangement.