The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

  3. 2.Notifiable acquisitions

  4. 3.Interpretation

  5. 4.Review

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Advanced materials

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activities

      3. 3.Sectors and matters

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Advanced robotics

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activities – advanced robotics

      3. 3.Advanced robotics

      4. 4.Description of advanced robotics

      5. 5.Characteristic of autonomy

      6. 6.Exclusions

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Artificial intelligence

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activities – artificial intelligence

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Civil nuclear

      1. 1.Activity - civil nuclear

      2. 2.Exclusion

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Communications

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Public electronic communications providers

      3. 3.Associated facilities

      4. 4.Repair or maintenance of submarine cable systems or cable landing stations

      5. 5.Information systems

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Computing hardware

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity – computing hardware

      3. 3.The activities referred to in paragraph 2 are—

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Critical suppliers to government

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity – critical suppliers to government

      3. 3.The features referred to in paragraph 1 are—

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Cryptographic authentication

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity – cryptographic authentication

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Data infrastructure

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Interpretation – public sector authority

      3. 3.Activity – data infrastructure

      4. 4.The activities referred to in paragraph 3 are—

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Defence

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity - defence

      3. 3.The conditions referred to in paragraph 2 are that the...

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      Energy

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity - energy

      3. 3.The activities referred to in paragraph 2 are—

      4. 4.Conditions

    12. SCHEDULE 12

      Military and dual-use

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity - military and dual-use

    13. SCHEDULE 13

      Quantum technologies

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity - quantum technology

    14. SCHEDULE 14

      Satellite and space technology

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity – satellite and space technology

      3. 3.The activities referred to in paragraph 2 are—

    15. SCHEDULE 15

      Suppliers to the emergency services

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activity – suppliers to emergency services

      3. 3.Good and services – emergency services

      4. 4.Goods and services – ambulance services provider

    16. SCHEDULE 16

      Synthetic biology

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Activities

      3. 3.Meaning of synthetic biology

      4. 4.Synthetic biology includes but is not limited to—

      5. 5.Exceptions - general

      6. 6.Exceptions – human or veterinary medicines or immunomodulatory approaches

    17. SCHEDULE 17

      Transport

      1. 1.Interpretation - ports and harbours

      2. 2.Activity – ports and harbours

      3. 3.Interpretation -airports and air traffic control

      4. 4.Activity – airports and air traffic control

  8. Explanatory Note