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• “police body” means—in England and Wales—a local policing body as defined in section 101 of the Police Act 1996[^f00067] (interpretation); orthe chief officer of police as defined in section 101 of the Police Act 1996;in Northern Ireland, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;in Scotland—the Scottish Police Authority, as defined in section 1 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (the Scottish Police Authority)[^f00068];the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland, as appointed under section 7 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (senior officers);

• “public electronic communications network” has the meaning given in section 151(1) of the Communications Act 2003[^f00069];

• “public electronic communications service” has the meaning given in section 151(1) of the Communications Act 2003;

• “unmanned aircraft” means any aircraft operating or designed to operate autonomously or to be piloted remotely without a pilot on board.

Activity – suppliers to emergency services

2

A qualifying entity which supplies directly to—

• (a) an emergency service of one or more of the goods and services set out in paragraph 3;

• (b) an ambulance services provider of one or more of the goods and services set out in paragraph 4.

Good and services – emergency services

3

The goods and services referred to in paragraph 2(a) are the following—

• (a) unmanned aircraft, any component, part or product of an unmanned aircraft, and any equipment, including an electronic device, relating to an unmanned aircraft;

• (b) equipment designed to disrupt the operational system of an unmanned aircraft;

• (c) equipment designed to detect, track or identify unmanned aircraft;

• (d) firearms as defined in section 57(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 (interpretation: firearm)[^f00070];

• (e) ammunition as defined in section 57(2) of the Firearms Act 1968 (interpretation: ammunition);

• (f) certification, maintenance, support or repairs to vessels operated by Border Force for frontline operational purposes;

• (g) maintenance or repairs of unmanned aircraft, any component, part or product of an unmanned aircraft, and any equipment, including an electronic device, relating to an unmanned aircraft;

• (h) an electronic communications network, electronic communications service or associated facility, that—

• (i) is not a public electronic communications network or public electronic communications service; and

• (ii) is used by the emergency service for the purposes of—

• (aa) the prevention or detection of crime; or

• (bb) fulfilling the functions of a fire and rescue authority;

• (i) hardware, systems or platforms to facilitate the storage of electronic data, used exclusively or primarily by the emergency service for the purposes of—

• (i) the prevention or detection of crime;

• (ii) fulfilling the functions of a fire and rescue authority; or

• (iii) the storage of personal data, including personnel data;

• (j) the maintenance and repair of the goods and services referred to in sub-paragraphs (g) and (h);

• (k) fuel cards;

• (l) services to control systems relating to access and security of buildings;

• (m) front line operational delivery of firefighting services in the event of strike action.

Goods and services – ambulance services provider

4

The goods and services referred to in paragraph 2(b) are an electronic communications network or electronic communications service that—

• (a) is not a public electronic communications network or a public electronic communications service; and

• (b) is used by the ambulance services provider for the purposes of fulfilling its functions.

SCHEDULE 16 — Synthetic biology

Interpretation

1

In this Schedule—

• “basic scientific research” means experimental or theoretical work undertaken principally to acquire new knowledge of the fundamental principles of phenomena or observable facts and not primarily directed towards a specific practicable aim or objective;

• “medicine” means—any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties of preventing or treating disease in human beings or animals;any substance or combination of substances that may be used by or administered to human beings or animals with a view to—restoring, correcting or modifying a physiological function by asserting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action;making a medical diagnosis;

• “services” means routine synthetic biology processes that are outsourced to specialist providers for completion before being re-integrated into the original work stream to assemble into an experiment or goods, including making a specific strand of DNA or running a proprietary algorithm on a dataset.

Activities

2

Subject to the exceptions referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6, a qualifying entity carrying on activities that consist of or include any of the following—

• (a) carrying on basic scientific research into synthetic biology;

• (b) the development of synthetic biology;

• (c) the production of goods using synthetic biology;

• (d) the formulation of synthetic biology to enable the degradation of materials;

• (e) the provision of services that enable the activities in paragraphs (a) to (d).

Meaning of synthetic biology

3

In this Schedule, “synthetic biology” means the process of applying engineering principles to biology to design, redesign or make biological components or systems that do not exist in the natural world.

4

Synthetic biology includes but is not limited to—

• (a) the design and engineering of biological-based parts of—

• (i) enzymes;

• (ii) genetic circuits and cells;

• (iii) novel devices and systems;

• (b) redesigning existing natural biological systems;

• (c) using microbes to template materials;

• (d) cell-free systems;

• (e) gene editing and gene therapy;

• (f) the use of DNA for data storage, encryption and bio-enabled computing.

Exceptions - general

5

Exceptions to the activities described in paragraph 2 are—

• (a) general services or servicing not related to core synthetic biology, where “core” means those activities without which experiments cannot be conducted, such as DNA synthesis or cloning;

• (b) the use of microorganisms to remove harmful contaminants, pollutants or toxins from the environment (known as bioremediation), including bio-based reagents that allow for testing for contaminants;

• (c) any approach used to gather clinical information for the purpose of making a clinical decision or making a diagnosis (known as diagnostics) but not the storage or ownership of sensitive human genetic information that enables the identification of an individual;

• (d) industrial biotechnology research, development or production using enzymes or organisms that have not been modified through the application of synthetic biology;

• (e) the production of substances ordinarily consumed as food or used as feed, including any ingredient or component of such substances;

• (f) gene therapy, where it is used solely for the purpose of replacing missing or defective genes to restore phenotypes to achieve a therapeutic effect;

• (g) cell therapy, where cells are modified by genetic engineering and then introduced into a patient to treat disease.

Exceptions – human or veterinary medicines or immunomodulatory approaches

6

• (1) Exceptions to the activities described in paragraph 2 are the ownership, ownership of intellectual property or development of the matters set out in sub-paragraph (2) that employ synthetic biology at any stage of the development or production, unless the circumstances set out in sub-paragraph (3) apply.

• (2) The matters referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—

• (a) human or veterinary medicines;

• (b) immunomodulatory approaches.

• (3) The circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are where the matter described in sub-paragraph (2)—

• (a) has a synthetic biology technology that could be employed or modified to produce, deliver or produce and deliver—

• (i) toxic chemicals to achieve an incapacitating or lethal effect on humans or animals;

• (ii) materials restricted under Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001[^f00071]; or

• (b) uses substances or pathogens set out in Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

SCHEDULE 17 — Transport

Interpretation - ports and harbours

1

In paragraph 2—

• “harbour” is to be construed in accordance with section 313(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995[^f00072];

• “infrastructure” means infrastructure, facilities and equipment within a port or harbour directly related to the movement of freight, passengers or seafarers;

• “operating” means controlling the functioning of the port, harbour, terminal, wharf or other infrastructure;

• “port” means an area of land and water made up of infrastructure which permits—the receiving and departing of ships;the loading and unloading of ships;the storage of cargo;the receipt and delivery of cargo; orthe embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, crew and other persons;

• “ship” is to be construed in accordance with section 313(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

Activity – ports and harbours

2

A qualifying entity carrying on activities that consist of or include—

• (a) owning or operating a port or harbour in the United Kingdom that handled 1 million tonnes or more of cargo as recorded in the Port Freight Annual Statistics[^f00073] published by the Department for Transport, in the year preceding the year in which the acquisition is due to be completed; or

• (b) owning and operating terminals, wharves or other infrastructure situated in a port or harbour described in sub-paragraph (a).

Interpretation -airports and air traffic control

3

• (1) In paragraph 4—

• “airport” has the meaning set out in section 66(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 2012[^f00074];

• “en route air traffic control services” mean services provided pursuant to a licence under section 6 of the Transport Act 2000[^f00075];

• “operating an airport” means having overall responsibility for its management;

• “parent undertaking” has the meaning set out in section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006[^f00076];

• (2) The entities that are to be regarded as owning an airport for the purposes of paragraph 4 are—

• (a) a company which owns the airport (“C”); and

• (b) any parent undertaking of C ;

• (3) The entities that are to be regarded as owning a provider of en route air traffic control services for the purposes of paragraph 4 are—

• (a) a company which owns such a provider (“C”); and

• (b) any parent undertaking of C.

Activity – airports and air traffic control

4

A qualifying entity carrying on activities that consist of or include—

• (a) owning or operating an airport in the United Kingdom that handled at least six million passenger movements or 100,000 tonnes of freight in 2018, as recorded in the UK Airports Annual Statements of Movements, Passengers and Cargo published by the Civil Aviation Authority[^f00077];

• (b) providing en route air traffic control services in the United Kingdom;

• (c) owning a provider of en route air traffic control services in the United Kingdom.

Signed

Callanan — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy — 2021-11-10

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Under section 6(2) of the National Security and Investments Act 2021 (“the Act”), a notifiable acquisition takes place when a person gains control of a qualifying entity of a specified description, by virtue of one or more of the cases described in section 8(2), (5) or (6) of the Act. These Regulations specify the descriptions of such qualifying entities.

Section 6(4) provides that a description of a qualifying entity that is specified must include provision that the entity carries on activities in the United Kingdom which are of a specified description and these Regulations specify the activities of the qualifying entities.

Regulation 2 provides that the description of a qualifying entity and the description of activities carried on in the United Kingdom by a qualifying entity are specified in Schedules 1 to 17.

Regulation 3 sets out the definition of terms used in these Regulations.

Regulation 4 requires the Secretary of State to carry out a review of the Regulations and publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review within three years of the Regulations coming into force. Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding three years.

Schedules 1 to 17 specify the description of qualifying entities and activities of a qualifying entity. Each Schedule describes entities and activities in particular sectors: advanced materials, advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, civil nuclear, communications, computing hardware, critical suppliers to government, cryptographic authentication, data infrastructure, defence, energy, military and dual-use, quantum technologies satellite and space technology, suppliers to emergency services, synthetic biology and transport.

Schedules 1 (Advanced materials), 7 (Critical suppliers to government) and 17 (Transport) refer to documents produced in digital form. Printed versions of the documents are available on request from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. An impact assessment was produced for the National Security Investment Bill which considered the impact of the national security and investment regime set out in the Act.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2021 c. 25.

[^f00002]: 2015 c. 26.

[^f00003]: ISO/TS 80004-13:2017 Nanotechnologies-Vocabulary-Part 13 Graphene and related two-dimensional (2D) materials is published by the International Organization for Standardization. The terms and definitions set out in the standard are available at https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:ts:80004:-13:ed-1:v1:en.

[^f00004]: ISO/TR 10993-22:2017 Nanotechnologies-Vocabulary-Part 1: Core terms is published by the International Organization for Standardization. The terms and definitions set out in the standard are available at https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:tr:10993:-22:ed-1:v1:en.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2008/3231. Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2017/85 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2017/697, 2018/165, 2018/939 and 2019/989.

[^f00006]: EUR 2009/428 as amended by S.I. 2020/1502 and 2020/1510.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2018/506. There are amendments to regulation 1, which are not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2008/3231. Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2017/85 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2017/697, 2018/165, 2018/939 and 2019/989.

[^f00009]: 1965 c. 57. Section 3 was substituted by the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), section 116, Schedule 12, Part 2, paragraphs 16 and 18.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2003/403; amended by S.I. 2016/795, regulation 2.

[^f00011]: Regulation 14 was amended by S.I. 2014/469.

[^f00012]: 2008 c. 29.

[^f00013]: S.I. 2021/33.

[^f00014]: S.I. 2004/1818.

[^f00015]: The definition of “nuclear material” in section 77(7) was substituted by the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), section 69(1), Schedule 14, paragraph 10(1).

[^f00016]: 1965 c. 4. Section 5(1) was substituted by S.I. 1995/2985, art. 5(1), Schedule para. 1(2)(a). Other amendments have been made to section 5 which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00017]: 2017 c. 29.

[^f00018]: 2013 c. 32.

[^f00019]: 2003 c. 21. Section 32(3) was substituted by S.I. 2020/1419.

[^f00020]: There are amendments to section 151(1) not affecting the definition of “public electronic communications network”. The definition of “electronic communications services” in section 32(2) of the Communications Act 2003 was amended by S.I. 2011/1210.

[^f00021]: There are amendments to section 151(1) not affecting the definition of “public electronic communications service”. The definition of “electronic communications service” in section 32(2) of the Communications Act 2003 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1419.

[^f00022]: Section 32(3) was substituted by S.I. 2011/1210.

[^f00023]: S.I. 2018/506; paragraph 10(5)(a) of Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 2020/1245.

[^f00028]: 2003 c. 21. Section 32 was amended by S.I. 2011/1210, regulation 1(2), Schedule 1 paragraph 9(a)(i) and Schedule 3 paragraph 2, and S.I. 2020/1419, regulation 1(2), Schedule 1, paragraph 6.

[^f00029]: 1989 c. 6.

[^f00030]: 1986 c. 44.

[^f00031]: Subsection (8) was substituted by section 149(1) and (3) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20).

[^f00032]: 2011 c. 16.

[^f00033]: 1989 c. 29. Section 4 was amended by sections 28(2) and 28(3)(a) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27), sections 89(2), 135(2), 135(3), 135(4), 145(2) and 145(3) of the Energy Act 2004 and section 147(2) of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32). There are other amendments which are not relevant.

[^f00034]: 2006 c. 46.

[^f00035]: 1995 c. 45. Section 12 of the Gas Act 1995 was amended by section 92(11)(b) of the Energy Act 2011 (c. 16).

[^f00036]: 1964 c. 29. Section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 was amended by Schedule 3, paragraph 1 to the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23) and section 103 of the Energy Act 2011 (c. 16).

[^f00037]: 1998 c. 17.

[^f00038]: Section 3 was amended by sections 48(3)(a), 48(3)(b) and 48(4) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) and SI 2016/898.

[^f00039]: 1934 c. 36. This Act was repealed by section 51 of and Schedule 5 to the Petroleum Act 1998 (c. 17), subject to the savings provisions set out in Schedule 3.

[^f00040]: 1989 c. 29. Section 6 was substituted by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) and was amended by sections 136(1) and 145(5) of the Energy Act 2004. There are other amendments which are not relevant.

[^f00041]: Section 5 was substituted by section 29 of the Utilities Act 2000 and amended by SI 2012/2400. There are other amendments which are not relevant.

[^f00042]: 1986 c. 44. Section 7 was substituted by section 5 of the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45) and amended by sections 3(2), 76(2), 76(3) and 76(4) of and Schedule 6(l), paragraph 4 and Schedule 8, paragraph 1 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), section 149(5), section 197(9) and Schedule 23 Part 1 to the Energy Act 2004 (c. 2) and by S.I. 2011/2704. Section 7ZA was added by section 149(6) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20).

[^f00043]: Section 5 was substituted by section 3(1) of the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45) and amended by Schedule 6(I), paragraph 3 to the Utilities Act 2000 and sections 149(2)(a) and 149(2)(b) and 149(3) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20). There are other amendments which are not relevant.

[^f00044]: Section 6A was substituted by section 4 of the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45) and amended by Schedule 8, paragraph 1 to the Utilities Act 2000 and SI 2012/2400. There are other amendments which are not relevant.

[^f00045]: S.I. 2008/3231; Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2017/85 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2017/697, 2018/165, 2018/939 and 2019/989 and Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 2010/2007 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2012/1910, 2014/1069, 2015/940, 2017/85, 2018/939, 2019/137, 2019/1159 and 2020/1502.

[^f00046]: S.I. 2006/1846.

[^f00047]: 1986 c. 38. The definition of “outer space” in section 69 of the Space Industry Act 2018 (c. 5) also refers to the Outer Space Act 1986. The Outer Space Act 1986 is amended by the Space Industry Act 2018 but does not have any amendments relevant to this definition.

[^f00048]: 2018 c. 5.

[^f00049]: 2006 c. 41.

[^f00050]: S.I. 1998/678; amended by S.I. 2009/201, 2013/2729, 2016/483, and 2019/777.

[^f00051]: S.R. 1995 No. 143.

[^f00052]: S.I. 1999/686, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00053]: 1978 c. 29.

[^f00054]: 2003 c. 21. Section 32(3) was substituted by S.I. 2011/1210.

[^f00055]: 2003 c. 20.

[^f00056]: 2004 c. 20.

[^f00057]: 2004 c. 21. Section 2 was amended by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), Schedule 1 paragraph 22(2), the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), section 146(3) and Schedule 7, Part 4, and the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), Schedule 22, paragraph 16(2).

[^f00058]: Section 4 was amended by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, Schedule 1 paragraph 22(2), the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, section 146(3) and Schedule 7, Part 4, and the Deregulation Act 2015, Schedule 22, paragraph 16(3).

[^f00059]: Section 4A was inserted by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), Schedule 1, paragraph 5.

[^f00060]: 2009 c. 20 Section 103 was amended by the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), sections 12(2) and 14(2).

[^f00061]: S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9).

[^f00062]: 2005 asp 5. Section 1A and Schedule 1A were inserted by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), section 101A.

[^f00063]: Section 32 was amended by S.I. 2011/1210, reg. 1(2), Schedule 1 paragraph 4, 9(a)(i) and (ii) and 9(b) and S.I. 2020/1419, regulation 1(2), Schedule 1, paragraph 6.

[^f00064]: 1987 c. 4.

[^f00065]: 2013 c. 22.

[^f00066]: 2018 c. 12.

[^f00067]: 1996 c. 16. The definition of local policing body was inserted by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), section 96(2).

[^f00068]: 2012 asp 8.

[^f00069]: There are amendments to section 151(1) not affecting the definition of “public electronic communications network”.

[^f00070]: 1968 c. 27. Section 57(1) was substituted by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), section 125(2).

[^f00071]: Schedule 5 was amended by S.I. 2007/929 and 2012/1466.

[^f00072]: 1995 c. 21.

[^f00073]: The Port Freight Annual Statistics are collected by the Department for Transport under S.I. 1997/2330 and is published on https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics under ‘Port Freight Annual Statistics’.

[^f00074]: 2012 c. 19.

[^f00075]: 2000 c. 38.

[^f00076]: 2006 c. 46.

[^f00077]: Regulation (EC) 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air (“the Statistical Returns Regulation”) placed an obligation on EU Member States to collect specified aviation statistical data. In practice, this data was collected by the CAA on behalf of the UK. The Statistical Returns Regulation is now EU retained law (EUR 2003/437as amended by SI 2019/646). The Aviation Statistics (Amendment Etc.) EU Exit Regulations 2019, (SI 2019/646) now requires airport operators to provide statistical data to the CAA and obliges the CAA to collect that data. The UK Airports Annual Statements of Movements, Passengers and Cargo 2018 can be found at: https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2018/. Passenger movements at airports can be viewed in the first column of Table 8 which is set out at: https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2018_annual/Table_08_Air_Pax_by_Type_and_Nat_of_Op.pdf. Tonnes of freight handled at airports can be viewed in the last column of Table 13.2 which is set out at: https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2018_annual/Table_13_2_Freight.pdf.

Editorial notes

[^key-aeb26210cfb5f1d59f81dca4b017c682]: Reg. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2fd18ccd2b81cdd9638bd82bcb5de565]: Reg. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-548896d276db9fcc27a2e9046d20cd89]: Reg. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fd388c68241133b42d4b3f3ad3e23e6b]: Reg. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e48822cc75376e1a0f9c591d9a2f2512]: Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b4e7365fa9ed16b5046776eeb15f4986]: Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b3385fcb40cb9b683328fcab8d214fce]: Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3e78e293d590f90d1192ce79138787ff]: Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3b163722f309e28e58433037c8e54454]: Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-18df9115b49a9d9498c8842e3d8d9de6]: Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d02eadec88ddef809bb73fd4518548a7]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3931b65dc21172cb3135c04d73de9ba8]: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ec0b44bde9fe5dd5a5cf08241c44c152]: Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-8934392986d6911c15a691e1b7023782]: Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3844d9e89763b01b52a99dc95ef0d9f8]: Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-f83dc6913ac0366ca0a71182ced4b6ba]: Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-30c59046cd727f31fa57ea5734324524]: Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-396a037a69f36129874a24dec771bd7b]: Sch. 5 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-9517487b086d1909cacbef6725c3fce7]: Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fbf87ef7e242b4f2b8d0c4b28879d5f1]: Sch. 5 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e69d1f3f6ea397dd30920400828f1661]: Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-9cf069403e2211b9682ebe75e19ecec5]: Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-17f4986c47a1d813ede1bb6eb4382e3d]: Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-6a5c5f77197509c7b11a66f74a49954d]: Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-9d8e0e101dd9d718a59d3aa02ace7022]: Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-022765553b32e1a41cf5207b4a17c34a]: Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-14fdf51672e334ee180c29412715edee]: Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-359ecc256b7fdf48d0daf35949cf4475]: Sch. 7 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b272026f9a9d7ef8272f53923196fe39]: Sch. 8 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-95b825dcf0bc58817dc081493723db26]: Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-9972201cd0c1743b71e6b70473690f7b]: Sch. 9 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3da1e4f05b1c70f6db1830c97cc28908]: Sch. 9 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e8c55bc82f31d05bad30a4122301abe9]: Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-baf34decb3adf14b99e33f3495811df3]: Sch. 9 para. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-57cbb50973a7a3f4269b900058a7684e]: Sch. 10 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-80c9d092995b3b7fa3e0ceaa8c3ef0e7]: Sch. 10 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-310e93ec44a818ef9b4a1a640a8a5514]: Sch. 10 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2996ab9884d6322c5ec60c98ae739ca5]: Sch. 11 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b2d98d1b2750263b353002d99cfbf49b]: Sch. 11 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-7971eef23a7fa7001a6e62d1f2e10fed]: Sch. 11 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d7b5a0604eb1ef0da8e92e63a95cbc41]: Sch. 11 para. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d0daebac1ca25b0e4d0068b123220b77]: Sch. 12 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-1aba25e72d07378b32c352798af22471]: Sch. 12 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e421c5ab8875ac10adf8653b0da30f10]: Sch. 13 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-0090572c963e652f9ca45f35d4bb7bc9]: Sch. 13 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a695b9347b840f184fd5d4fa7fba86a1]: Sch. 14 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fdd3a95ec1def2d47b75b5aa83b5d500]: Sch. 14 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d7a97af30b62b07097c17970f6de06ab]: Sch. 14 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a120ff6a850fe3820f798b65ea33be7b]: Sch. 15 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d95bd2c71ce34b181164b9a2b8b9c4e7]: Sch. 15 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-58430c7086ea6748acf2d77db275bd57]: Sch. 15 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-7f8751f0da9b324414b5b3253db5b07c]: Sch. 15 para. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-89b5ea8ae5b39051fc8d45710d71ddf7]: Sch. 16 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-0fd2929d7f33eda4d87781f945008a8f]: Sch. 16 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-5dd72784a8e6216fd0f74c8f2cbc07a4]: Sch. 16 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-03c3c9a360ccb0c2d9db0f06d61e370e]: Sch. 16 para. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-c8e593e1bdf885fa50d6ce345c4ae4d6]: Sch. 16 para. 5 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-6e41e6a96f3d5f836ad8b98da4c19311]: Sch. 16 para. 6 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a9f67dcb400cd0e440c5800aae7d04f4]: Sch. 17 para. 1 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d98ad8a408742cd9a0191049a2e24e66]: Sch. 17 para. 2 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ff2debf0dcc0386648bd3671835db8fb]: Sch. 17 para. 3 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ec3b16ac500e273d75222af07a126b20]: Sch. 17 para. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-017b30b285ddf8cba9b54e5ad4ac648f]: Words in Regulations substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(1)(3) (with Sch. para. 1(2))

[^key-126d59157e03a01546cffa1e7ff66e1b]: Words in Sch. 9 para. 2 table substituted (1.2.2023) by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 62 (with reg. 3)

[^key-6ced291b6aeaab77f06dbdea0ac97f86]: Words in Sch. 9 para. 2 table omitted (3.5.2023) by virtue of The Secretaries of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for Science, Innovation and Technology, for Business and Trade, and for Culture, Media and Sport and the Transfer of Functions (National Security and Investment Act 2021 etc) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/424), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 73(2) (with art. 17)

[^key-55cd704df03cec011a6c8543d86e55cc]: Words in Sch. 9 para. 2 table substituted (3.5.2023) by The Secretaries of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for Science, Innovation and Technology, for Business and Trade, and for Culture, Media and Sport and the Transfer of Functions (National Security and Investment Act 2021 etc) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/424), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 73(3) (with art. 17)

[^key-e9869154b8d1ad5c2e3df5777d5db3af]: Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by virtue of The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1

[^key-749b2a4e95f95b3cf902fee8722aa9c6]: Words in Sch. 7 para. 1 substituted (24.2.2025) by The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/163), regs. 1(2), 25(2)