A method and apparatus are provided for receiving system information during inter-cell movement of a user equipment (UE) in a network sharing (NS) system. The UE moves from a previous cell to a new cell. After the movement, the UE compares a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity indicating a PLMN to which the previous cell belongs, with a PLMN identity indicating a PLMN to which the new cell belongs. If the PLMN identity of the new cell is equal to the PLMN identity of the previous cell, the UE sets system information blocks that it has received and stored in the previous cell, as system information of the new cell. If the PLMN identity of the new cell is not equal to the PLMN identity of the previous cell, the UE receives system information blocks with ‘Area scopes Cell and PLMN’ from the new cell, considering that the system information for the previous cell will be invalid in the new cell.