National Security Act 2023

75 Information notices

(1) The Secretary of State may give an information notice to—

(a) a person who is a party to a foreign activity arrangement registered under section 65;

(b) a person the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be a party to a foreign activity arrangement which is required to be, but is not, registered under that section;

(c) a person the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be carrying out relevant activities, or arranging for relevant activities to be carried out, in the United Kingdom pursuant to a foreign activity arrangement within paragraph (a) or (b);

(d) a person who has registered relevant activities under section 68;

(e) a person the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be carrying out relevant activities registered under that section;

(f) a person the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be carrying out relevant activities in breach of a prohibition in that section.

(2) The Secretary of State may give an information notice to—

(a) a person who is a party to a foreign influence arrangement registered under section 69;

(b) a person the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be a party to a foreign influence arrangement which is required to be, but is not, registered under that section;

(c) a person the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be carrying out political influence activities, or arranging for political influence activities to be carried out, in the United Kingdom pursuant to a foreign influence arrangement within paragraph (a) or (b);

(d) a person who has registered political influence activities under section 72;

(e) a person the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be carrying out political influence activities registered under that section;

(f) a person the Secretary of State reasonably believes to be carrying out political influence activities in breach of a prohibition in that section.

(3) An information notice is a notice requiring the person to whom it is given to supply the information specified in the notice.

(4) An information notice may only specify information which the Secretary of State considers may be relevant to an arrangement or activity within subsection (1) or (2).

(5) An information notice must—

(a) specify the form in which the information must be supplied, and

(b) specify the date by which the information must be supplied.

(6) Where an information notice has been given to a person, the Secretary of State may cancel it by giving written notice to that effect to the person.

(7) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—

(a) the minimum period between the date on which an information notice is given and the date specified under subsection (5)(b);

(b) other matters which may be specified in an information notice;

(c) the cancellation of information notices.

(8) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with an information notice.

(9) The Secretary of State may not give an information notice to a foreign power.