Section 66 Meaning of “specified person”I1I2
United Kingdom
“Specified person” means—
a foreign power specified by the Secretary of State in regulations;
a person, other than a foreign power, specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.
The regulations may specify a person other than a foreign power only if—
the person is not an individual, and
the Secretary of State reasonably believes the person is controlled by a foreign power.
Schedule 13 makes provision about when a person is controlled by a foreign power.
The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying a foreign power or a person other than a foreign power only if the Secretary of State considers it reasonably necessary to do so to protect the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.
Regulations specifying a foreign power or a person other than a foreign power may provide for section 65(4) to apply, with modifications specified in the regulations, in relation to a foreign activity arrangement made with the specified person before the regulations come into force.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 66 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)
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S. 66 in force at 1.7.2025 by S.I. 2025/674, reg. 2