# Nuclear Installations Act 1965, Section 17C: Right of a foreign government to intervene


(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are satisfied as regards proceedings brought in any part of the United Kingdom, the government of a country that is a special relevant territory is entitled, on giving notice to the court, to be joined as a party to those proceedings.
(2) The conditions are that—
(a) a breach of a duty imposed on a relevant foreign operator by section 10 is alleged in the proceedings, and
(b) the site by reference to which the condition in section 10(4) is alleged to be satisfied is a relevant site of the relevant foreign operator within the territorial limits of the special relevant territory or any overseas territory of that territory that is itself a special relevant territory.
(3) Notice under subsection (1) may be given at any time during the proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/57/section/17C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-installations-act-1965/section-17C
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