# National Security Act 2023, Section 83: Interpretation

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

(1) In this Part—
“foreign activity arrangement” has the meaning given by section 65;
“foreign influence arrangement” has the meaning given by section 69;
“foreign power” has the same meaning as in Part 1 (see section 32), subject to subsection (2);
“political influence activity” has the meaning given by section 70;
“registered activity” means an activity registered with the Secretary of State under section 68 or 72;
“registered arrangement” means an arrangement registered with the Secretary of State under section 65 or 69;
“specified person” has the meaning given by section 66.
(2) For the purposes of this Part references in section 32 to a foreign State, or a foreign country or territory, do not include the Republic of Ireland.
(3) For the purposes of this Part references to an “arrangement” do not include an arrangement between a person (“P”) and—
(a) a person who holds office in or under, or is an employee or other member of staff of, P (acting in that capacity), or
(b) a person the Secretary of State reasonably considers to be exercising functions on behalf of P as if the person were within paragraph (a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/section/83 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/section-83
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