{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-industries-security-regulations-2003/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-industries-security-regulations-2003/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/403",
  "legislation_title": "The Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-industries-security-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Temporary security plans during building works etc.",
  "text": "(1) If it is proposed to carry out any work of alteration or extension to any building or other structure which is, or forms part of, nuclear premises (other than a civil nuclear construction site falling within sub-paragraph (aa) of the definition of “nuclear premises”) and which is not provided for in an existing approved security plan with which the responsible person must comply—\n(a) the responsible person in relation to the premises must give notice in writing to the ONR—\n(i) specifying the nature of the proposed works, and\n(ii) stating whether in his opinion they are likely to involve any derogation from any of the standards, procedures and arrangements described in the approved security plan for the premises, and\n(b) the works may not be begun until the ONR has approved a temporary security plan for them.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of any particular work if before the work is begun the ONR has notified the responsible person in writing that that work, or any work of a description that includes that work, is in the ONR's opinion unlikely to be prejudicial to the security of the premises and the material and equipment mentioned in regulation 4(2).\n(3) To obtain approval of a temporary security plan for any works, the responsible person must submit the plan in writing to the ONR.\n(4) The temporary security plan must describe any standards, procedures and arrangements which the responsible person proposes to adopt to ensure the security of the premises and the material and equipment mentioned in regulation 4(2) during the period whilst the works are being carried out.\n(5) The ONR may approve the temporary security plan as submitted or with such amendments as the ONR may require.\n(6) During the period whilst the works are being carried out, the approved security plan for the premises has effect subject to the approved temporary security plan.\n(7) During that period the responsible person must comply with the standards, procedures and arrangements described in the approved temporary security plan.\n(8) The responsible person may at any time submit proposals for amending the approved temporary security plan to the ONR, and the ONR may approve the proposals as submitted or with such amendments as the ONR may require.\n(9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(1) inserted (28.2.2013) by The Nuclear Industries Security (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/190), regs. 1(2), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(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. 5(a) (with Sch. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words 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)(b)(2) (with Sch. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Reg. 8(9) omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of 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 paras. 5(b), 210 (with Sch. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in force at 22.3.2003, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/403/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:31:31.399807+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}