Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
the offence of murder, manslaughter, culpable homicide, assault to injury, malicious mischief or causing injury, or endangering the life of the lieges, by reckless conduct, oran offence under section 18 or 20 of the Offences against the the offence of theft, embezzlement, robbery, assault with intent to rob, burglary or aggravated burglary, orthe offence of fraud or extortion or an offence under section a person, whatever his nationality, does outside the United Kingdom an act directed at a nuclear facility, or which interferes with the operation of such a facility,the act causes death, injury or damage resulting from the emission of ionising radiation or the release of radioactive material, andhad he done that act in any part of the United Kingdom, it would have made him guilty of an offence mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) above,(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a person is guilty of an offence to which subsection (2) , (3) or (4) applies, andthe penalty provided by this subsection would not otherwise apply,the act was done in relation to or by means of nuclear material, orwas directed at a nuclear facility, or interfered with the operation of such a facility, andcaused death, injury or damage resulting from the emission of ionising radiation or the release of radioactive material.was done in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, andwas done in relation to or by means of nuclear material.(4) This subsection applies to an offence mentioned in section 1(1) (a) to (d) where the offence is an offence in England and Wales or Northern Ireland by virtue of section 1(1) or (1A) .(1) If a person, whatever his nationality, in the United Kingdom or elsewhere contravenes subsection (2) or (3) he is guilty of an offence.he receives, holds or deals with nuclear material, andintending to cause, or for the purpose of enabling another to cause, damage to the environment by means of that material, orbeing reckless as to whether, as a result of his so receiving, holding or dealing with that material, damage would be caused to the environment by means of that material.he does an act directed at a nuclear facility, or which interferes with the operation of such a facility, andintending to cause, or for the purpose of enabling another to cause, damage to the environment by means of the emission of ionising radiation or the release of radioactive material, orbeing reckless as to whether, as a result of his act, damage would be caused to the environment by means of such an emission or release.(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.(1) If a person, whatever his nationality, outside the United Kingdom contravenes subsection (2) below he shall be guilty of an offence.the unlawful export or shipment as stores of nuclear material from one country to another, orthe unlawful import of nuclear material into one country from another.the export or shipment as stores of nuclear material from a country, orthe import of nuclear material into a country,(4) A statement in a certificate issued by or on behalf of the government of a country outside the United Kingdom to the effect that a particular export, shipment as stores or import of nuclear material is contrary to such a prohibition or restriction having effect under or by virtue of the law of that country, shall be evidence (in Scotland, sufficient evidence) that
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