Secondary Legislation under National Security Act 2023

Showing 15 Statutory Instruments linked to this bill.

National Security Act 2023 (Applications to Remove a Designation etc.) Regulations 2026

Reference: 2026 No. 784
Laid before Parliament: 13 July 2026
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations prescribe the procedure for applications to the Secretary of State for the exercise of the power under section 33A of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) to remove the designation of a body or remove an alternative name included in the designation of a body.

National Security Act 2023 (Designated Bodies) Regulations 2026

Laid before Parliament: 13 July 2026
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text Part 1 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the Act”) makes provision for designated bodies (including offences in relation to such bodies). Section 33A(1) provides that the Secretary of State may, by regulations, designate a body. Section 33A(4) provides that such regulations may amend the Act so as to insert a Schedule listing the bodies designated under section 33A. Section 33A(6) provides that the Secretary of State may include alternative names in the designation of a body if the Secretary of State believes the body is, or has been, operating wholly or partly under more than one name.

National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions for Certain Foreign Power Investment Funds, Education, Government Administration and Public Bodies) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 1 April 2025
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) contains the foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme.

National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Publication) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 1 April 2025
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) contains the foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme. Four categories of activities or arrangements are required to be registered with the Secretary of State under the scheme:

National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Iran) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 1 April 2025
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations specify certain Iranian foreign powers and other persons as “specified persons” for the purposes of Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) (foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme).

National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Russia) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 1 April 2025
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations specify certain Russian foreign powers and other persons as “specified persons” for the purposes of Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) (foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme).

National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Information and Disclosure) Regulations 2025

Reference: 2025 No. 408
Laid before Parliament: 31 March 2025
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) contains the foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme (“the scheme”). Four categories of activities or arrangements are required to be registered with the Secretary of State under the scheme:

National Security Act 2023 (Prohibited Place) Regulations 2024

Reference: 2024 No. 1257
Laid before Parliament: 2 December 2024
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations designate a site connected to the prevention of terrorism as a prohibited place for the purposes of sections 4 to 6 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32).

National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2025

Laid before Parliament: 29 October 2024
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations amend the Welsh language text of section 69 of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (Deddf Ombwdsmon Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus (Cymru) 2019) (“the 2019 Act”) in consequence of the enactment of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”). These Regulations are further to the National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1386) which made other amendments of primary legislation, including of the English language text of section 69 of the 2019 Act (but not to the Welsh text).

Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023

Reference: 2023 No. 1397
Laid before Parliament: 18 December 2023
Procedure: Made affirmative
SI explanatory text These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132) by amending Part 80, which contains rules about proceedings under the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011, so that in addition to proceedings about terrorism prevention and investigation measures (TPIMs) it also covers proceedings under Part 2 of the National Security Act 2023 (prevention and investigation measures).

National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments of Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2023

Reference: 2023 No. 1267
Laid before Parliament: 27 November 2023
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make various amendments of subordinate legislation in consequence of the enactment of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) and the repeal of the Official Secrets Acts 1911 (c. 28), 1920 (c. 75) and 1939 (c. 121).

National Security Act 2023 (Prevention and Investigation Measures) (Polygraph) Regulations 2023

Reference: 2023 No. 1249
Laid before Parliament: 22 November 2023
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations govern the conduct of polygraph sessions in relation to individuals who are subject to a Prevention and Investigation Measures (“PIM”) notice under Part 2 of the National Security Act 2023(2) (“the 2023 Act”).

National Security (Prohibited Places) (Civil Nuclear) Regulations 2023

Reference: 2023 No. 1114
Laid before Parliament: 25 October 2023
Procedure: Made negative
SI explanatory text These Regulations designate certain licensed sites, land, buildings and ships connected to the civil nuclear industry as prohibited places for the purposes of sections 4 to 6 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32).

National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2023

Laid before Parliament: 16 October 2023
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text These Regulations make various amendments of primary legislation in consequence of the enactment of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) and the repeal of the Official Secrets Acts 1911 (c. 28), 1920 (c. 75) and 1939 (c. 121).

National Security Act 2023 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) Regulations 2023

Laid before Parliament: 16 October 2023
Procedure: Draft affirmative
SI explanatory text Regulation 2 brings into operation a code of practice about the video recording of interviews of persons detained under section 27 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) that are carried out in a police station by a constable (“the code of practice”). “Police station” includes any place that the Secretary of State has designated under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6 to the 2023 Act as a place where people may be detained under section 27 of that Act.