Part 3

Decommissioning of energy installations
Chapter 1

Nuclear sites: decommissioning and clean-up

Modification of approved programmes

Modification of approved programme
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Where the Secretary of State has approved a funded decommissioning programme in respect of a site, a person mentioned in subsection (2) may—
a
propose a modification of the programme, or
b
propose a modification of the conditions to which the approval of the programme is subject.
2
Those persons are—
a
the Secretary of State,
b
the site operator, and
c
any other person who has obligations under the programme (provided that the site operator consents to the proposed modification).
3
A proposal under subsection (1) may, in particular, propose—
a
that obligations, or additional obligations, be imposed on a body corporate associated with the site operator, or
b
the removal of obligations imposed on a body corporate which is or was so associated.
4
In subsection (1)(b) “modification of the conditions” includes the imposition of conditions where the programme was approved unconditionally.