SCHEDULE 3Consequential amendments to instruments

PART 3Safety functions

F155

1

Regulation 9 (enforcement) is amended as follows.

2

For paragraph (1) substitute—

1

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 and subject to section 18(1A) of the 1974 Act, the enforcing authority for these Regulations is—

a

in so far as these Regulations apply on, or in relation to, any activity carried out wholly or mainly on nuclear premises, the Office for Nuclear Regulation;

b

otherwise, the Executive.

3

After paragraph (4) insert—

5

For the purposes of this regulation “nuclear premises” means premises which are, or are on—

a

a GB nuclear site (within the meaning given in section 68 of the Energy Act 2013);

b

an authorised defence site (within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 2008); or

c

a new nuclear build site (within the meaning given in regulation 2A of those Regulations).