Part 4Foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme
Activities of specified persons
66Meaning of “specified person”
(1)
“Specified person” means—
(a)
a foreign power specified by the Secretary of State in regulations;
(b)
a person, other than a foreign power, specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.
(2)
The regulations may specify a person other than a foreign power only if—
(a)
the person is not an individual, and
(b)
the Secretary of State reasonably believes the person is controlled by a foreign power.
(3)
Schedule 13 makes provision about when a person is controlled by a foreign power.
(4)
The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying a foreign power or a person other than a foreign power only if the Secretary of State considers it reasonably necessary to do so to protect the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.
(5)
Regulations specifying a foreign power or a person other than a foreign power may provide for section 65(4) to apply, with modifications specified in the regulations, in relation to a foreign activity arrangement made with the specified person before the regulations come into force.