PART 1

Call-in for national security
CHAPTER 1

Call-in power

Further provision about call-in notices
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1
No more than one call-in notice may be given in relation to each trigger event.
2
Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a call-in notice given on the grounds mentioned in section 1(1)(a)—
a
may not be given after the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the Secretary of State became aware of the trigger event, and
b
may not be given after the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which the trigger event took place.
3
Subsection (2)(b) does not apply where the trigger event is one in relation to which section 13(1) has effect.
4
In relation to a trigger event taking place during the period beginning with 12 November 2020 and ending with the day before commencement day, a call-in notice given on the grounds mentioned in section 1(1)(a)—
a
if the Secretary of State became aware of the trigger event before commencement day, may not be given after the end of the period of 6 months beginning with commencement day,
b
if the Secretary of State became aware of the trigger event on or after commencement day—
i
may not be given after the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the Secretary of State became aware of the trigger event, and
ii
may not be given after the end of the period of 5 years beginning with commencement day.
5
In this section “commencement day” means the day on which this section comes into force.
6
This section is subject to section 22 (and see section 62).