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National Security and Investment Act 2021

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  1. Introductory TextNext Match

  2. PART 1 Call-in for national securityPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. CHAPTER 1 Call-in powerPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 1.Call-in notice for national security purposesPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 2.Further provision about call-in noticesPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 3.Statement about exercise of call-in powerPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 4.Consultation and parliamentary procedurePrevious MatchNext Match

    2. CHAPTER 2 InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 5.Meaning of “trigger event” and “acquirer”Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 6.Notifiable acquisitionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 7.Qualifying entities and assetsPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 8.Control of entitiesPrevious MatchNext Match

      5. 9.Control of assetsPrevious MatchNext Match

      6. 10.Holding and acquiring interests and rights: supplementaryPrevious MatchNext Match

      7. 11.Exceptions relating to control of assetsPrevious MatchNext Match

      8. 12.Trigger events: supplementaryPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. CHAPTER 3 Approval of notifiable acquisitionPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 13.Approval of notifiable acquisitionPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. CHAPTER 4 ProcedurePrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Procedure in respect of notifiable acquisitionPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 14.Mandatory notification procedurePrevious MatchNext Match

        2. 15.Requirement to consider retrospective validation without applicationPrevious MatchNext Match

        3. 16.Application for retrospective validation of notifiable acquisitionPrevious MatchNext Match

        4. 17.Retrospective validation of notifiable acquisition following call-inPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. Voluntary notification of trigger eventPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 18.Voluntary notification procedurePrevious MatchNext Match

      3. Information, etcPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 19.Power to require informationPrevious MatchNext Match

        2. 20.Attendance of witnessesPrevious MatchNext Match

        3. 21.Information notices and attendance notices: persons outside the UKPrevious MatchNext Match

        4. 22.False or misleading informationPrevious MatchNext Match

  3. PART 2 RemediesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Assessment periodPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 23.Meaning of “assessment period”Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 24.Effect of information notice and attendance noticePrevious MatchNext Match

    2. Interim and final ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 25.Interim ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 26.Final orders and final notificationsPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 27.Review, variation and revocation of ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 28.Orders: supplementaryPrevious MatchNext Match

      5. 29.Publication of notice of final orderPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. Financial assistancePrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 30.Financial assistancePrevious MatchNext Match

    4. CMA functionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 31.Interaction with CMA functions under Part 3 of Enterprise Act 2002Previous MatchNext Match

  4. PART 3 Enforcement and AppealsPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. OffencesPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 32.Offence of completing notifiable acquisition without approvalPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 33.Offence of failing to comply with orderPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 34.Offences: information and attendance of witnessesPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 35.Offences in relation to sharing informationPrevious MatchNext Match

      5. 36.Offences by bodies corporate etcPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. Prosecution and penaltiesPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 37.ProsecutionPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 38.Proceedings against partnerships etcPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 39.Offences: penaltiesPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. Civil sanctionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 40.Power to impose monetary penaltiesPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 41.Permitted maximum penaltiesPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 42.Review, variation and revocation of monetary penaltiesPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 43.Monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and convictionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      5. 44.Recovering penaltiesPrevious MatchNext Match

      6. 45.Monetary penalties: cost recoveryPrevious MatchNext Match

      7. 46.Review, variation and revocation of cost recovery noticePrevious MatchNext Match

      8. 47.Enforcement of cost recovery noticePrevious MatchNext Match

    4. Civil proceedingsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 48.Enforcement through civil proceedingsPrevious MatchNext Match

    5. Judicial review and appealsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 49.Procedure for judicial review of certain decisionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 50.Appeals against monetary penaltiesPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 51.Appeals against costsPrevious MatchNext Match

    6. Territorial applicationPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 52.Extra-territorial application and jurisdiction to try offencesPrevious MatchNext Match

  5. PART 4 MiscellaneousPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Administrative requirementsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 53.Procedure for service, etcPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. Information gatewaysPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 54.Disclosure of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 55.Disclosure of information held by HMRCPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. CMA informationPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 56.Duty of CMA to provide information and assistancePrevious MatchNext Match

    4. Data protectionPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 57.Data protectionPrevious MatchNext Match

    5. Minor amendments, etcPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 58.Minor and consequential amendments and revocationsPrevious MatchNext Match

    6. Disclosure of information under the Enterprise Act 2002Previous MatchNext Match

      1. 59.Overseas information disclosurePrevious MatchNext Match

    7. DefamationPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 60.DefamationPrevious MatchNext Match

    8. Annual reportPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 61.Annual reportPrevious MatchNext Match

  6. PART 5 Final provisionsPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 62.Transitional and saving provision in relation to the Enterprise Act 2002Previous MatchNext Match

    2. 63.Regulations under this ActPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. 64.Financial provisionPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. 65.InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

    5. 66.Short title, commencement and extentPrevious MatchNext Match

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1Previous MatchNext Match

      Trigger events: holding of interests and rightsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Joint interestsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.If two or more persons each hold an interest or...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Joint arrangementsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) If interests or rights held by a person and...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Indirect holdingsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 3.(1) An interest or right held indirectly by a person...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Interests held by nomineesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.An interest held by a person as nominee for another...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercisePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 5.(1) Where a person controls a right, the right is...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etcPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6.(1) Rights that are exercisable by a person only in...Previous MatchNext Match

      7. Rights attached to shares held by way of securityPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 7.Rights attached to shares held by way of security provided...Previous MatchNext Match

      8. Connected personsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 8.Two or more persons who are connected with each other...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 9.(1) Two or more undertakings are connected if they are...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 10.(1) An individual, A, is connected with another individual, B,...Previous MatchNext Match

      9. Common purposePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 11.(1) Two or more persons who share a common purpose...Previous MatchNext Match

      10. ArrangementsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 12.(1) In this Schedule “arrangement” includes— (a) any scheme, agreement...Previous MatchNext Match

    2. SCHEDULE 2Previous MatchNext Match

      Minor and consequential amendments and revocationsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 1.The Enterprise Act 2002 is amended in accordance with paragraphs...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 2.(1) Section 23 (relevant merger situations) is amended as follows....Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 3.Omit section 23A. Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 4.In section 35(7) (questions to be decided in relation to...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. 5.In section 36(6) (questions to be decided in relation to...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. 6.In section 48(3) (cases where references or certain questions need...Previous MatchNext Match

      7. 7.In section 58 (specified considerations), omit subsections (1) and (2)....Previous MatchNext Match

      8. 8.In section 59 (intervention by Secretary of State in special...Previous MatchNext Match

      9. 9.In section 153 (specified considerations), omit subsection (2). Previous MatchNext Match

      10. 10.In paragraph 20(1) of Schedule 8 (national security) omit “(within...Previous MatchNext Match

      11. 11.In consequence of the preceding paragraphs, the following are revoked—...Previous MatchNext Match

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