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78Offence of carrying out activities under arrangements tainted by false informationU.K.

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(1)A person commits an offence if—

(a)the person carries out a relevant activity, or arranges for a relevant activity to be carried out, in the United Kingdom pursuant to a foreign activity arrangement required to be registered under section 65(4),

(b)information provided to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with the arrangement, whether by the person or by another person, is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and

(c)the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the facts are as mentioned in paragraph (b).

(2)A person commits an offence if—

(a)the person carries out a political influence activity, or arranges for a political influence activity to be carried out, in the United Kingdom pursuant to a foreign influence arrangement required to be registered under section 69(3),

(b)information provided to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with the arrangement, whether by the person or by another person, is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and

(c)the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the facts are as mentioned in paragraph (b).

Commencement Information

I1S. 78 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)

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