Section 196 General interpretationI1I2C1C2C3C4C5

“the 1965 Act” means the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57);

“the 1989 Act” means the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29);

F1“the 1993 Act” means the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12);

“affirmative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 192(3);

“BNFL” means the Nuclear Fuels Company (within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971 (c. 11));

“contravention” includes a failure to comply, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;

“documents” includes accounts, drawings, written representations and records of any description;

“electronic communications network” has the same meaning as in the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21);

“enactment” F2(except in Chapter 5 of Part 2) includes Acts of the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland legislation;

“financial year” means a period of twelve months ending with 31st March;

“GEMA” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;

“modification” includes omission, addition or alteration, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;

“the NDA” means the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority established by section 1;

“negative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 192(2);

“nuclear site licence” has the same meaning as in the 1965 Act;

“nuclear transfer scheme” means a scheme under section 38;

“pensions, allowances or gratuities” is to be construed in accordance with subsection (2);

“securities”, in relation to a body corporate, includes shares, debentures, debenture stock, bonds and other securities of the body corporate, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the body corporate;

“shares” includes stock;

“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30);

“subsidiary” and “wholly-owned subsidiary” have the meanings given by F3section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;

“the UKAEA” means the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.