Part 1

The Civil Nuclear Industry
Chapter 1

Nuclear decommissioning

Principal function of NDA

Additional responsibilities under designating directions
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1
Where the NDA is given a responsibility for securing the operation of an installation or facility, a direction may also give the NDA further responsibilities in relation to the management of the site where that installation or facility is situated.
2
Where the NDA is given a responsibility in relation to a principal nuclear site, a direction may give the NDA further responsibilities in relation to the operation or management of any one or more of the following—
a
research facilities situated in or on that site;
b
facilities other than research facilities which are situated in or on that site and are neither nuclear installations nor NDA facilities;
c
other land (whether or not adjacent to that site) which is owned or occupied, together with it, by the person with control of the principal nuclear site; and
d
facilities of any description situated in or on such other land.
3
The NDA is not to be given further responsibilities under subsection (1) or (2) except where the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to do so—
a
for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by the NDA of any of its functions; or
b
for a purpose otherwise incidental to the carrying out of those functions.
4
Where a direction gives the NDA a responsibility for securing the treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of matter or waste, it may also give the NDA responsibility for securing the design, construction and operation of a facility for that purpose.
5
Subsection (4) of section 3 applies to giving the NDA a responsibility mentioned in this section as it applies to giving it a responsibility mentioned in that section.
6
In this section “direction” means a direction under section 3.
S. 4 in force at 24.8.2004 by S.I. 2004/2184, art. 2(1), Sch. 1