Nuclear Installations Act 1965

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Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	1965 c. 57
Year	1965

any nuclear reactor (other than a nuclear reactor comprised in a means of transport, whether by land, water or air) , orany other installation of a prescribed kind,(2) Such a licence is referred to in this Act as a “nuclear site licence”.producing or using atomic energy,is preparatory or ancillary to producing or using atomic energy, andinvolves, or is capable of causing, the emission of ionising radiations, ornuclear fuel, orbulk quantities of other radioactive matter which has been produced or irradiated in the course of the production or use of nuclear fuel.(4) Regulations under subsection (1) (b) may make provision for exempting an installation from subsection (1) .may provide for any exemption to be conditional;may not result in an installation being exempt from subsection (1) unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is not a relevant installation (or, in the case of a conditional exemption, would not be a relevant installation if the prescribed conditions were satisfied) .(6) Before exercising any function under subsection (1) (b) , (4) or (5) in or as regards Scotland, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.(7) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or a fine, or both;on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine (in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000

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Nuclear Installations Act 1965
Control of certain nuclear installations and operations

1: Restriction of certain nuclear installations to licensed sites

2: Prohibition of certain operations except under permit.

Nuclear site licences

3: Grant and variation of nuclear site licences

4: Attachment of conditions to licences

5: Revocation and surrender of licences

6: Maintenance of list of licensed sites and relevant disposal sites

Duty of licensee, etc., in respect of nuclear occurrences

7: Duty of licensee of licensed site.

7A: Occurrences not on a licensed site

7B: Duties in respect of relevant disposal sites

8: Duty of Authority.: Sections 7 and 7A of this Act shall apply in relation to the Authority—

9: Duty of Crown in respect of certain sites.

10: Duty of certain foreign operators.

11: Duty of persons causing nuclear matter to be carried.: Where any nuclear matter, not being excepted matter, is in the course of carriage within the territorial limits of the United Kingdom on behalf of any person (hereafter in this section referred to as “the responsible party”) and—

Cost of measures of reinstatement

11A: Cost of measures of reinstatement

11B: Approval of measures of reinstatement

11C: Representations

11D: Appeals against decisions

11E: Measures of reinstatement in the United Kingdom: claims under relevant foreign law

11F: Measures of reinstatement outside the United Kingdom: claims under this Act

Loss of income derived from the environment

11G: Loss of income derived from the environment

Cost of preventive measures

11H: Cost of preventive measures

Right to compensation in respect of breach of duty

12: Right to compensation ....

13: Exclusion, extension or reduction of compensation in certain cases.

13A: Damage to property and measures of reinstatement

14: Protection for ships and aircraft.

Bringing and satisfaction of claims

15: Time for bringing claims under ss. 7 to 11.

16: Satisfaction of claims by virtue of ss. 7 to 10.

16A: Section 16: supplementary

16B: Section 16: phasing of increases in liability

16C: Jurisdiction of courts in the United Kingdom

17: Jurisdiction, shared liability and foreign judgments.

17A: Notice to the Secretary of State of proceedings

17B: Right of the Secretary of State to intervene

17C: Right of a foreign government to intervene

17D: Proceedings conducted by foreign governments

17E: Powers of Secretary of State in relation to foreign claims

Cover for compensation

18: General cover for compensation by virtue of ss. 7 to 10.

19: Cover for licensee’s or operator’s liability.

20: Furnishing of information relating to licensee’s or operator’s cover.

20A: Power to make arrangements with respect to licensee’s or operator’s cover

20B: Statement on arrangements

21: Supplementary provisions with respect to cover for compensation in respect of carriage.

Miscellaneous and general

22: Reporting of and inquiries into dangerous occurrences

23: Registration in connection with certain occurrences and events.

24: Inspectors.

24A: Recovery of expenses by Health and Safety Executive ONR

25: Offences—general.

25A: Orders.
25B: Amounts in euros
26: Interpretation.

27: Northern Ireland.

28: Channel Islands. Isle of Man, etc.

29: Repeals and savings.

30: Short title and commencement.

SCHEDULE 1
Security Provisions Applicable by Order under S.2

SCHEDULE 1A
Measures of reinstatement outside the United Kingdom

SCHEDULE 2 Section 22(5).
Inquiries under section 22(10) relating to occurrences in Northern Ireland

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