The National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Information and Disclosure) Regulations 2025

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Registration: foreign activity arrangements (section 65 of the Act)

5. 4. Registration: registrable activities: specified persons (section 68 of the Act)

6. 5. Registration: foreign influence arrangements (section 69 of the Act)

7. 6. Registration: political influence activities of foreign powers (section 72 of the Act)

8. 7. Registration: registrations undertaken by representatives: additional information to be registered

9. 8. Registration: form and language

10. 9. Informing Secretary of State of material change: form

11. 10. Information notices: minimum period for reply

12. 11. Disclosure

13. 12. Review

14. Signature

15. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Information to be registered relating to persons

       1. PART 1 Individuals

          1. 1. Full name and any former name.

          2. 2. Date of birth.

          3. 3. Nationality.

          4. 4. (1) Where the individual holds a valid relevant identity document,...

          5. 5. Paragraph 6 applies where the individual does not hold a...

          6. 6. Where this paragraph applies and the individual, as the case...

          7. 7. Residential address and, if different, correspondence address.

          8. 8. Telephone number and email address (where available).

       2. PART 2 Bodies corporate

          1. 9. Full name and any trading names.

          2. 10. Where the body corporate is required by law (whether of...

          3. 11. The date on which the body corporate was incorporated.

          4. 12. The country or territory under the laws of which the...

          5. 13. Where the body corporate is required by law (whether of...

          6. 14. Where the body corporate is not required by law (whether...

          7. 15. Correspondence address, telephone number and email address.

          8. 16. In relation to at least one officer of the body...

       3. PART 3 Unincorporated associations

          1. 17. The name by which the unincorporated association is known.

          2. 18. Where the unincorporated association is required by law (whether of...

          3. 19. The date on which the unincorporated association was formed.

          4. 20. The country or territory in which the unincorporated association has...

          5. 21. The principal address of the unincorporated association.

          6. 22. Correspondence address, telephone number and email address.

          7. 23. In relation to at least one officer of the unincorporated...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Information: foreign activity arrangements (section 65 of the Act)

       1. PART 1 General

          1. 1. A description of the nature and form of the agreement...

          2. 2. The date on which the direction falling within section 65(1)...

          3. 3. In relation to the relevant activities to be carried out...

          4. 4. Where P has been directed as described in section 65(1)...

          5. 5. The date on which the relevant activities commenced or on...

          6. 6. If the relevant activities are to continue over, or are...

          7. 7. A statement, as the case may be—

       2. PART 2 Additional information: political influence activities

          1. 8. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(a) of...

          2. 9. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(b) of...

          3. 10. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(c) of...

          4. 11. Where P has been directed, as described in section 65(1)...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Information: registrable activities: specified persons (section 68 of the Act)

       1. PART 1 General

          1. 1. A description of— (a) the relevant activities,

          2. 2. The date on which the specified person anticipates the relevant...

          3. 3. Where relevant activities are to continue over, or are to...

          4. 4. A statement, as the case may be—

       2. PART 2 Additional information: political influence activities

          1. 5. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(a) of...

          2. 6. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(b) of...

          3. 7. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(c) of...

       3. PART 3 Additional information: misrepresentation (section 68(3) of the Act)

          1. 8. In relation to the person who is to make the...

          2. 9. The nature, form and purpose of the misrepresentation to be...

          3. 10. The persons, or a description of the persons, to whom...

          4. 11. A description of the identity to be assumed by the...

          5. 12. The period over which the misrepresentation will be made.

          6. 13. An explanation as to why the misrepresentation will be made....

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Information: foreign influence arrangements (section 69 of the Act)

       1. 1. A description of the nature and form of the agreement...

       2. 2. The date on which the direction falling within section 69(1)...

       3. 3. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(a) of...

       4. 4. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(b) of...

       5. 5. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(c) of...

       6. 6. Where P has been directed to arrange for political influence...

       7. 7. In relation to the political influence activities—

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Information: registrations by foreign powers of political influence where office-holders, etc., make misrepresentations (section 72 of the Act)

       1. 1. General

       2. 2. A description of— (a) the political influence activities,

       3. 3. The date on which the foreign power anticipates the political...

       4. 4. Where political influence activities are to continue over or are...

       5. 5. A statement, as the case may be—

       6. 6. Information relating to the political influence activities

       7. 7. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(b) of...

       8. 8. Where the political influence activities fall within section 70(2)(c) of...

       9. 9. Information relating to the misrepresentation

       10. 10. The nature, form and purpose of the misrepresentation to be...

       11. 11. The persons, or a description of the persons, to whom...

       12. 12. A description of the identity to be assumed by the...

       13. 13. The period over which the misrepresentation will be made.

       14. 14. An explanation as to why the misrepresentation will be made....

16. Explanatory Note