the Strategic Export Control List ( SECL).You should read all the sections of the Advanced Materials regulations as the categories overlap with one another the Advanced Materials section of the regulations.The material is an ‘advanced material’ if it is listed in either of the following documents: the provision of know-how or services of enablersĬheck which Advanced Materials are covered.owning, creating, supplying or exploiting intellectual property.the provision of qualified or certified designs, materials, parts or products.development or production of anything designed to be used for the purpose of production.development or production of anything designed as an enabler.photonic and optoelectronic materials and devices.Generally, Advanced Materials cover the following: You are legally required to submit a mandatory notification to the government if the qualifying entity you are acquiring carries out activities in relation to advanced materials. Am I in scope of the Advanced Materials part of the regulations? The cross-cutting and dual-use nature of Advanced Materials also means that emerging technologies using advanced materials are likely to have defence and security applications and implications irrespective of the application or sector that is driving their development. Advanced Materials offer significant benefits to military capability, through increased functionality, improved survivability, enhanced maintainability and reduced through-life cost. The risk to national security posed by Advanced Materials is also clear. The development and utilisation of Advanced Materials across Defence as well as civil sectors is rapidly growing and is crucial to help transform important industrial sectors and underpin key areas of high-value manufacturing. You can contact the Investment Security Unit ( ISU) at for further support. This guidance tells you what these activities are.īefore reading this guidance, you should read guidance on preparing for the National Security and Investment Act to understand the wider rules around acquisitions. If an entity you are acquiring performs a certain activity, it could put you in scope of the National Security and Investment Act and you may be legally required to tell the government about it (known as a ‘mandatory notification’). Subject to certain criteria, you are legally required to tell the government about acquisitions of certain entities in 17 sensitive areas of the economy (called ‘notifiable acquisitions’). The National Security and Investment Act allows the government to scrutinise and intervene in certain acquisitions made by anyone, including businesses and investors, that could harm the UK’s national security.