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.