The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 No. 469

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Consequential amendments to instruments

PART 3 U.K. Safety functions

[F1 55.— (1) Regulation 9 (enforcement) is amended as follows. U.K.

(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).”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 paras. 53-55 revoked (E.W.S.) (1.10.2014) by The Explosives Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1638), reg. 1(1), Sch. 14 Pt. 2