National Security Act 2023

66Meaning of “specified person”

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(1)Specified person” means—

(a)a foreign power specified by the Secretary of State in regulations;

(b)a person, other than a foreign power, specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.

(2)The regulations may specify a person other than a foreign power only if—

(a)the person is not an individual, and

(b)the Secretary of State reasonably believes the person is controlled by a foreign power.

(3)Schedule 13 makes provision about when a person is controlled by a foreign power.

(4)The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying a foreign power or a person other than a foreign power only if the Secretary of State considers it reasonably necessary to do so to protect the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.

(5)Regulations specifying a foreign power or a person other than a foreign power may provide for section 65(4) to apply, with modifications specified in the regulations, in relation to a foreign activity arrangement made with the specified person before the regulations come into force.