Part 8Security of Nuclear Industry

81 Part 8: supplementary

1

Proceedings for an offence under section 79 or 80 shall not be instituted—

a

in England and Wales, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General; or

b

in Northern Ireland, except by or with the consent of the F1Advocate General for Northern Ireland .

2

In this Part “United Kingdom person” means a United Kingdom national, a Scottish partnership or a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.

3

For this purpose a United Kingdom national is an individual who is—

a

a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen;

b

a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) is a British subject; or

c

a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.