Part 3Mergers

F1Chapter 3AMergers involving newspaper enterprises and foreign powers

70EMeaning of “foreign power”

(1)

In this Chapter, “foreign power” means—

(a)

the sovereign or other head of a foreign state in their public or private capacity,

(b)

a foreign government or part of a foreign government,

(c)

the head or senior members of a foreign government in their private capacity,

(d)

an agency or authority of a foreign government, or of part of a foreign government,

(e)

the head or senior members of an agency or authority of a foreign government, or of part of a foreign government, in their private capacity,

(f)

an authority responsible for administering the affairs of an area within a foreign country or territory, or persons exercising the functions of such an authority,

(g)

a political party which is a governing political party of a foreign government, or

(h)

the officers of a political party, which is a governing political party of a foreign government, in their private capacity.

(2)

A political party is a governing political party of a foreign government if persons holding political or official posts in the foreign government or part of the foreign government—

(a)

hold those posts as a result of, or in the course of, their membership of the party, or

(b)

in exercising the functions of those posts, are subject to the direction or control of, or significantly influenced by, the party.

(3)

In this section—

“foreign country or territory” means a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the British Overseas Territories;

“foreign government” means the government of a foreign country or territory;

a “government” includes persons exercising the functions of a government;

“territory” includes the constituent territories of a federal state.