Application in relation to a carrier undertaking or planning transportation by ship7

1

These Regulations apply to a carrier undertaking or planning transportation of nuclear material by ship—

a

in the case of a carrier who is a United Kingdom person, when a transport of nuclear material is due to commence or is in progress—

i

within the United Kingdom or its territorial sea; or

ii

outside the United Kingdom or its territorial sea, to or from any nuclear site or other nuclear premises in the United Kingdom;

b

in the case of a carrier who is not a United Kingdom person, when a transport of nuclear material is due to commence or is in progress, within the United Kingdom or its territorial sea.

2

Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to the transport of nuclear material in a ship that is owned by the government of a country outside the United Kingdom, or a department or agency of such a government, except at a time when the ship is being used for commercial purposes.

3

In this regulation any reference to a ship includes reference to a hovercraft.