# Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971, Section 18: Inspection of factories, works and offices on sites for which permits are in force.


(1) Where an order is made under section 2 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 in relation to a body corporate to which a permit has been granted under that section, then—
(a) in relation to premises on a site in respect of which the permit is for the time being in force and in relation to any building operations or works of engineering construction undertaken by or on behalf of that body corporate on such a site, the Factories Act 1961 shall apply as it applies, by virtue of Schedule 3 to the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954, in the case of the Authority, that is to say, as if the premises belonged to or were in the occupation of the Crown or, as the case may be, as if the operations or works were undertaken by or on behalf of the Crown; and
(b) in relation to premises on such a site, the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 shall apply as it applies, by virtue of section 52(3)(h) of that Act, in relation to premises occupied by the Authority.
(2) In the application of subsection (1) above to Northern Ireland, for the reference in paragraph (a) to the Factories Act 1961 there shall be substituted a reference to the Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 and for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—
(b) in relation to premises on such a site, the Office and Shop Premises Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 shall apply as it applies, by virtue of section 51 (3)(a) of that Act, in relation to premises occupied by a local authority.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/11/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-energy-authority-act-1971/section-18
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