UK Statutory Instrument 2023 United Kingdom

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

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4 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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sch. para. 1

sch. para. 1

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Polygraph supervisor must check charts and reports for each review Crown / Minister / Government department
sch. para. 2

sch. para. 2

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Polygraph supervisor must review operator question formulation, technique, and session compliance Crown / Minister / Government department
sch. para. 3

sch. para. 3

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Polygraph supervisor must record failures and propose remedial action Statutory regulator
s.006

Review of polygraph sessions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Polygraph operator must arrange independent review before submitting report Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 10 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

s.002

Conduct of polygraph sessions

s.003

Polygraph operator independence

s.004

Qualifications of a polygraph operator

s.005

Polygraph session requirements

s.007

Reports of polygraph sessions

s.008

Reports of polygraph session reviews

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