Regulation 181 Security controls: hazardous material

(1)

This regulation applies to hazardous material at the locations mentioned in paragraph (2).

(2)

The locations are—

(a)

an area at a spaceport designated as a hazardous material storage facility under regulation 158,

(b)

an area at a space site used by the licensee for the storage of any hazardous material,

(c)

an area at a spaceport designated for the handling or venting of any hazardous material under regulation 159,

(d)

an installation at a spaceport capable of storing or dispensing any hazardous material, and

(e)

an area at a spaceport designated for the testing of a launch vehicle under regulation 161 which has the potential to cause a major accident hazard.

(3)

A licensee must ensure that, at the locations referred to in paragraph (2)—

(a)

it takes into account any statutory or contractual prohibitions, restrictions or conditions which apply to the material,

(b)

there are appropriate measures in place to—

(i)

detect any unauthorised access to, or unlawful interference with, hazardous material, and

(ii)

respond to such unauthorised access to, or unlawful interference with, hazardous material.

(4)

In this regulation “installation” has the meaning given in regulation 160(6).