PART 3

Nuclear Regulation
CHAPTER 4

Functions of the ONR

Other functions

Arrangements with government departments etc
90
1
If the condition in subsection (2) is met, the ONR may enter into an agreement with a Minister of the Crown, a government department or a public authority for the ONR to perform any function exercisable by the Minister, department or authority.
2
The condition is that—
a
the function is—
i
a function of the Health and Safety Executive of investigating or making a special report under section 14 of the 1974 Act, or
ii
a function of the Office of Rail and Road of investigating or making a special report under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Railways Act 2005, or
b
the Secretary of State considers that the function in question can appropriately be performed by the ONR.
3
The functions to which an agreement under subsection (1) may relate—
a
in the case of an agreement with a Minister of the Crown, include a function not conferred by an enactment;
b
do not include any power to make regulations or other instruments of a legislative character.
4
An agreement under subsection (1) may provide for functions to be performed with or without payment.
5
The ONR may provide services or facilities, with or without payment, otherwise than for the ONR's purposes, to a government department or public authority in connection with the exercise of that department's or authority's functions.
S. 90(1)-(4) in force at 10.3.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 3(c)
S. 90(5) in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
Words in s. 90(2)(a)(ii) substituted (E.W.S.) (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt para. 4(w)(iii)