Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Covert activities of intelligence and security agencies - Corporate identities

33: Purpose of subpart

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"What this part of the law is about: letting spy agencies use a secret name to do their work"

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The purpose of this part of the law is to allow an intelligence and security agency to create a legal entity. This entity helps the agency do its work in secret by letting it make transactions. You can think of a legal entity like a special name the agency uses to buy or sell things without revealing its real identity.

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Part 3Covert activities of intelligence and security agencies
Corporate identities

33Purpose of subpart

  1. The purpose of this subpart is to enable an intelligence and security agency to create and maintain a legal entity through which it may conduct transactions for the purpose of facilitating the ability of the agency to carry out its activities while maintaining the secrecy of those activities.