http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/11/section/2Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971An Act to provide for the transfer to British Nuclear Fuels Limited and The Radiochemical Centre Limited of parts of the undertaking of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and of property, rights, liabilities and obligations appertaining to those parts of the Authority’s undertaking; to make provision with respect to persons employed by the Authority and engaged in those parts of the Authority’s undertaking, with respect to the control and finances of the said companies, and with respect to the application of pension schemes maintained by the Authority; to amend the provisions of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 relating to permits under section 2 of that Act; to make provision relating to factories, offices, building operations and other works on sites in respect of which such permits are in force; to provide for the application of security provisions where such permits are in force and also where companies are designated by the Secretary of State in connection with an agreement relating to the gas centrifuge process for producing enriched uranium; and for purposes connected with those matters.1977-09-30texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2016-08-24Expert Participation2007-10-01 Transfer of parts of Authority’s undertaking21On the appointed day there shall, by virtue of this Act and without further assurance, be transferred to The Radiochemical Centre Limited (in this Act referred to as “the Radiochemical Company”)—aso much of the undertaking of the Authority as immediately before that day is financed out of the Authority’s trading fund and is carried on at the Radiochemical Centre or at the Authority’s establishment at Harwell; andball such property, rights, liabilities and obligations as, immediately before that day, are property, rights,liabilities and obligations of the Authority appertaining to that part of the Authority’s undertaking which falls within paragraph (a) of this subsection and are not excepted from this paragraph by or under subsection (2) of this section or section 3, section 5 or section 6 of this Act.2There are excepted from paragraph (b) of the preceding subsection all lands and premises forming part of the Authority’s establishment at Harwell.