Section 24A Recovery of expenses by Health and Safety Executive ONRF1F9
England, Wales and Scotland
This section applies to any expenses incurred by the F3Health and Safety Commission ("the Commission") which, in either case, the Executive mayONR which the ONR may determine to be incurred wholly or partly in connection with—
the carrying into effect of F4such of the provisions of this Act as are mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974sections 1, 3 to 6 and 22, and this section of this Act; or
the carrying out of research into nuclear safety.
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, the reference in that subsection to expenses incurred by the F5ExecutiveONR includes any sums paid by it by way of remuneration, allowances or other payments to inspectors appointed under F6the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974Schedule 8 to the Energy Act 2013.
In such cases and to such extent as it may appear to the F7ExecutiveONR appropriate to do so, the ExecutiveONR shall require a person who has applied for a nuclear site licence to repay to it so much of any expenses to which this section applies as may appear to it to be attributable to dealing with the application.
In such cases and to such extent as it may appear to the ExecutiveONR to be appropriate to do so, the ExecutiveONR shall require a person to whom a nuclear site licence has been granted to repay to it—
so much of any expenses to which this section applies as may appear to it to be attributable to any nuclear installation in respect of which the licence has been granted; and
so much of any expenses to which this section applies which are not otherwise recoverable under this section as it thinks fit.
A person shall comply with any requirement made of him under this section.
Any liability of a person in respect of sums payable by him under this section on account of pensions shall, if the F8ExecutiveONR so determines, be satisfied by way of contributions calculated, at such rate as may be determined by the Treasury, by reference to remuneration.
Where the ExecutiveONR anticipates that a person who has applied for or has been granted a nuclear site licence will become subject to a liability under this section, it may require him to make to it a payment or payments on account of the liability.
Where a person has made a payment under subsection (7) of this section on account of an anticipated liability, then—
if he does not become subject to the liability, the ExecutiveONR shall be liable to repay the payment to him; and
if the amount of the liability to which he becomes subject is less than the amount paid under that subsection, the ExecutiveONR shall be liable to repay the difference to him.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 24A inserted by Atomic Energy Act 1989 (c. 7, SIF 8), s. 2(1)–(3)
- F2
S. 24(1) substituted (1.4.2008) by Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 S.I. 960, Sch. 3
- F3
Words in s. 24A(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2014) by virtue of Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 25(2)(a); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
- F4
Words in s. 24A(1)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 25(2)(b); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
- F5
Word in s. 24A(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 25(3)(a); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
- F6
Words in s. 24A(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 25(3)(b); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
- F7
Word in s. 24A(3)(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 25(4); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4; S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
- F8
Word in ss. 24A(6)-(8) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 25(4); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
- F9
Words in s. 24A heading substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 25(5); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4