{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-18/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-18/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/32",
  "legislation_title": "National Security Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023",
  "path": "schedule/18/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30)",
  "text": "In Schedule 4 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (offences to which defence in section 45 does not apply), after paragraph 36B insert—\n“National Security Act 2023\n36C An offence under any of the following provisions of the National Security Act 2023—\nsection 1 (obtaining or disclosing protected information);\nsection 2 (obtaining or disclosing trade secrets);\nsection 3 (assisting a foreign intelligence service);\nsection 4 (entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK);\nsection 12 (sabotage);\nsection 13 (foreign interference: general);\nsection 17 (obtaining material benefits from a foreign intelligence service);\nsection 18 (preparatory conduct).”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 18 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see 100(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 18 para. 9 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/schedule/18/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:52:07.318384+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."
}