These Regulations designate certain licensed sites, land, buildings and ships connected to the civil nuclear industry as prohibited places for the purposes of sections 4 to 6 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32).

The Schedule to these Regulations lists the licensed sites, land, buildings and ships that have been designated. It includes certain licensed nuclear sites, nuclear sites in the process of being decommissioned, civil nuclear construction sites, and ships used to carry certain categories of nuclear material, in use or not.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector, or community bodies is foreseen.