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and to modify section 2 of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954 in respect of the Authority’s power to do work on explosive nuclear devices.</dc:description><dc:date>1977-09-30</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2014-12-01</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2004-07-22</dct:valid><ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="1973"/><ukm:Number Value="4"/><ukm:EnactmentDate Date="1973-03-06"/></ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative Date="2025-03-20" Size="645962" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/4/pdfs/ukpga_19730004_en.pdf" Print="true"/></ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Statistics><ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="15"/><ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="10"/><ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="5"/><ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/><ukm:TotalImages Value="0"/></ukm:Statistics></proprietary></meta><body eId="body"><section eId="section-3" uk:target="true"><num>3</num><heading> Powers of Secretary of State in relation to transfer under s. 1.</heading><subsection eId="section-3-1"><num><noteRef href="#key-ff721389daceab62bbbac8d0d43503c7" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>(1)</num><content><p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-3-2"><num><noteRef href="#key-ff721389daceab62bbbac8d0d43503c7" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>(2)</num><content><p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-3-3"><num><noteRef href="#key-ff721389daceab62bbbac8d0d43503c7" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>(3)</num><content><p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-3-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#key-3e29dd78cfb6d34015bf99dbc7a788a9" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>...A certificate issued by the Secretary of State to the effect that any property of the Authority was, or was not, transferred by virtue of section 1, or that any rights, liabilities or obligations of the Authority specified in the certificate were, or were not, so transferred shall be conclusive evidence of the matters stated in the certificate; 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