{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/schedule-2B/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/schedule-2B/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2008/1216",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008",
  "path": "schedule/2B/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "National Security Act 2023",
  "text": "An offence under any of the following provisions of the National Security Act 2023—\n(a) section 1 (obtaining or disclosing protected information);\n(b) section 2 (obtaining or disclosing trade secrets);\n(c) section 3 (assisting a foreign intelligence service);\n(d) section 4 (entering etc a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK);\n(e) section 12 (sabotage);\n(f) section 13 (foreign interference);\n(g) section 17 (obtaining etc material benefits from a foreign intelligence service);\n(ga) section 17A (supporting a designated body);\n(gb) section 17B (assisting a designated body);\n(gc) section 17C (obtaining etc material benefits from a designated body);\n(h) section 18 (preparatory conduct);\n(i) section 56 (offences relating to Part 2 notices);\n(j) section 65 (requirement to register foreign activity arrangements);\n(k) section 67 (carrying out etc relevant activities pursuant to unregistered foreign activity arrangement);\n(l) section 68 (failure to register relevant activities of specified persons);\n(m) section 74(8) committed in relation to a foreign activity arrangement registered under section 65 or a relevant activity registered under section 68 (failure to comply with registration information requirements);\n(n) section 75(8) committed in relation to an information notice given under section 75(1) (failure to comply with information notice);\n(o) section 77(1) or (2) (provision of false information);\n(p) section 78(1) (carrying out activities under foreign activity arrangement tainted by false information).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2B inserted (22.3.2026) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), ss. 9(5), 49(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2B para. 3(ga)-(gc) inserted (8.7.2026) by National Security (State Threats) Act 2026 (c. 24), s. 7(1), Sch. para. 26(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2008/1216/schedule/2B/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:03.144833+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}