# Energy Act 2008, Section 47: Prohibition on use of site in absence of approved programme


(1) This section applies where a person is required to submit a programme under section 45 by reason of an application made for a nuclear site licence in respect of a site.
(2) It is an offence for the person to use or permit another person to use the site, by virtue of the licence, at a time when there is no programme submitted in accordance with that requirement and approved under section 46.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine, or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/32/section/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2008/section-47
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