The Civil Nuclear Police Authority (Borrowing Limit) (Amendment) Order 2025
S.I. 2025/838 · Made 10 July 2025
NUCLEAR SECURITY
Made 10th July 2025
Laid before Parliament 14th July 2025
Coming into force 18th September 2025
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 8(7) of Schedule 10 to the Energy Act 2004f1 and with the approval of the Treasury as required by paragraph 8(8) of that Schedule.
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Footnotes
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Contents
1Citation, commencement and extent
This Order may be cited as the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (Borrowing Limit) (Amendment) Order 2025.
This Order comes into force on 18th September 2025.
This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
2Amendment to the Energy Act 2004
In paragraph 8(6) of Schedule 10 to the Energy Act 2004 (Police Authority’s borrowing limit), for “£10 million” substitute “£30 million”.
Signature
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
10th July 2025
We approve
Nicholas Dakin
Taiwo Owatemi
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
25th June 2025
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Civil Nuclear Police Authority, established under section 51 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), is responsible for the maintenance of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the function of which is to protect licensed civil nuclear sites and nuclear material in transit in Great Britain and elsewhere. Under paragraph 8 of Schedule 10 to that Act, the Civil Nuclear Police Authority may borrow such sums in sterling as it may require for meeting its obligations and for carrying out its functions, subject to the limit set out in paragraph 8(6). This Order amends paragraph 8(6) to increase the borrowing limit from £10 million to £30 million.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.