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Paragraph 15 National Security Act 2023F1

An offence under any of the following provisions of the National Security Act 2023—

(a)

section 1 (obtaining or disclosing protected information);

(b)

section 2 (obtaining or disclosing trade secrets);

(c)

section 3 (assisting a foreign intelligence service);

(d)

section 4 (entering etc a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK);

(e)

section 12 (sabotage);

(f)

section 13 (foreign interference);

(g)

section 17 (obtaining etc material benefits from a foreign intelligence service);

(F2ga)

section 17A (supporting a designated body);

(gb)

section 17B (assisting a designated body);

(gc)

section 17C (obtaining etc material benefits from a designated body);

(h)

section 18 (preparatory conduct);

(i)

section 56 (offences relating to Part 2 notices);

(j)

section 65 (requirement to register foreign activity arrangements);

(k)

section 67 (carrying out etc relevant activities pursuant to unregistered foreign activity arrangement);

(l)

section 68 (failure to register relevant activities of specified persons);

(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)

section 75(8) committed in relation to an information notice given under section 75(1) (failure to comply with information notice);

(o)

section 77(1) or (2) (provision of false information);

(p)

section 78(1) (carrying out activities under foreign activity arrangement tainted by false information).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 13 Pt. 3 inserted (22.3.2026) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), ss. 7(6), 49(4)

F2

Sch. 13 paras. 15(ga)-(gc) inserted (8.7.2026) by National Security (State Threats) Act 2026 (c. 24), s. 7(1), Sch. para. 13(3)

Notes on Schedule 13

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 13 substituted (30.4.2021 except as it has effect as applied by 2006 c. 52, s. 224A) by Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), s. 50(1)(b)(3)(f), Sch. 6 (with s. 21(2))

Modifications

C1

Sch. 13 applied (with modifications) by 2006 c. 52, s. 224A(1)(b)(4) (as amended (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 45(2)(5) (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)