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Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017

Licences and permits - General provisions relating to licences, permits, and authorisations under this Part

56: Review procedure in relation to certificate of risk to national security

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"What to do if the Prime Minister stops you from doing something in space because of national security"

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If the Prime Minister issues a special certificate, you can complain about it. You can complain if you applied for a licence or permit, or if you already have one. You make your complaint to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, who is a person appointed under the Intelligence and Security Act 2017, about advice given to the Minister or the Prime Minister. You follow the process outlined in sections 158(1)(e) and 171 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 to make your complaint. The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security looks into your complaint and sends a report to the security Ministers.

The Prime Minister gets this report and can then decide what to do with the certificate. They can either withdraw it or confirm it, following section 185 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017. This means the Prime Minister can change their mind or stick with their original decision.

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Part 2Licences and permits
General provisions relating to licences, permits, and authorisations under this Part

56Review procedure in relation to certificate of risk to national security

  1. If the Prime Minister issues a certificate under section 55, the applicant or, as the case may be, the holder of the relevant licence or permit may, in accordance with sections 158(1)(e) and 171 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017, make a complaint to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security in relation to any advice given by an intelligence and security agency to—

  2. the Minister or a security Minister; or
    1. the Prime Minister.

      1. If the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security sends a report to 1 or both security Ministers in accordance with section 185 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017, the Prime Minister may withdraw or confirm the certificate.

      2. For the purposes of this section, Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security means the person holding office under section 157 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017.