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Regulation 21 Directions to carriersI1

United Kingdom

(1)

An approved carrier must comply with any direction given by the F1ONR for the nuclear security purposes (within the meaning of section 70 of the Energy Act 2013 relating to his business as a carrier of Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material and requiring the approved carrier—

(a)

not to begin a particular proposed transport,

(b)

to adopt or implement standards, procedures or arrangements specified in the direction and to secure that his officers, employees, contractors and consultants comply with them,

(c)

to submit a fresh transport security statement or amendments of his approved transport security statement,

(d)

to satisfy the F2ONR about the continuing or future adequacy of his approved transport security statement, or that he is complying with it,

(e)

to record or investigate in such manner as is specified in the direction—

(i)

any event or matter of a kind specified in regulation 18(5), or

(ii)

any such other event or matter as is specified in the direction,

or to report, in such manner as is specified in the direction, to the ONR, or such other person as is so specified, any such other event or matter as is so specified, or

(f)

to take such steps as the ONR considers necessary to remedy or alleviate the consequences of any contravention of these Regulations.

(2)

Such a direction may impose a requirement to be met—

(a)

within a period specified in the direction, or

(b)

in the case of a direction under paragraph (1)(d), periodically at such intervals as are specified in the direction.

F3(3)

Any direction given by the ONR to a carrier on or after 1st April 2014 under paragraph (1)—

(a)

is subject to any 2001 Act direction given to the carrier whenever given; and

(b)

must state that it is subject to any such 2001 Act direction.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 21(1) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 8(2) (with Sch. 4)

F2

Word in Regulations substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(a)(2) (with Sch. 4)

F3

Reg. 21(3) inserted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 8(3) (with Sch. 4)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 21 in force at 22.9.2003, see reg. 1(2)