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The Nuclear Installations Act 1965 etc. (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1974

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4.  There shall be substituted for section 24 the following section:—

24.(1) The Secretary of State may appoint as inspectors for the purpose of assisting him in the execution of the provisions of this Act, other than provisions which are mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, such number of persons appearing to him to be qualified for the purpose as he may from time to time consider necessary or expedient, and may make to or in respect of any person so appointed such payments by way of remuneration, allowances or other payments as the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service determine.

(2) Any such inspector may for that purpose exercise such of the powers set out in section 20(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 as are specified in his instrument of appointment and the provisions of sections 28 (restrictions on disclosure of information), 33 (offences) and 39 (prosecutions by inspectors) of that Act shall apply in the case of inspectors so appointed as they apply in the case of inspectors appointed under section 19 of that Act.

(3) In such cases and to such extent as it may appear to the Secretary of State, with the agreement of the Treasury, to be appropriate so to do, the Secretary of State shall require a licensee to repay to the Secretary of State such part as may appear to the Secretary of State to be attributable to the nuclear installations in respect of which nuclear site licences have been granted to that licensee of—

(a)any sum paid at any time by the Secretary of State or the Health and Safety Executive by way of remuneration, allowances or other payments to inspectors, whether appointed under this Act or under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, in respect of the enforcement and execution of this Act; and

(b)any expenses, whenever incurred, being—

(i)expenses incurred by the Secretary of State; or

(ii)expenses incurred by the Health and Safety Commission or Executive; or

(iii)expenses incurred by any government department; or

(iv)such sums as the Treasury may determine in respect of the use of any premises belonging to the Crown,

which the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine to be incurred in connection with the enforcement or execution of this Act,

and the licensee shall comply with such requirement; and any sums so repaid to the Secretary of State shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund, except that in so far as sums so repaid relate to sums paid or expenses incurred by the Health and Safety Commission or Executive, they shall be paid to that Executive.

(4) Any liability of a licensee in respect of sums payable by him under subsection (3) of this section on account of pensions shall, if the Secretary of State so determines, be satisfied by way of contributions calculated, at such rate as may be determined by the Minister for the Civil Service, by reference to remuneration..

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