# National Security Act 2023, Section 34: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Part—
“the Commission” means the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission established under section 5(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000;
“conduct” includes omissions and statements;
“designated body” has the meaning given by section 33A(3);
“the designated body condition” has the meaning given by section 33B;
“designation” means a designation under section 33A;
“enactment” includes—
(a)an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978);
(b)an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;
(c)an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(d)an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
(e)retained direct EU legislation;
“foreign power” has the meaning given by section 32;
“the foreign power condition” has the meaning given by section 31;
“foreign power threat activity” and “involvement”, in relation to such activity, have the meaning given by section 33;
“information” includes information about tactics, techniques and procedures;
“the maximum term for summary offences” means—
(a)in relation to an offence committed before the time when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, 6 months;
(b)in relation to an offence committed after that time, 51 weeks.
(2) In this Part references to a part of the United Kingdom are references to—
(a) England and Wales,
(b) Scotland, or
(c) Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/section/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/section-34
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