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Section 6 Maintenance of list of licensed sites and relevant disposal sitesF1F5

United Kingdom

(1)

The appropriate authority must maintain a list F2showing—

(a)

every site in respect of which a nuclear site licence has been granted, and

(b)

every site which is or was a relevant disposal site.

(2)

The list—

(a)

need not show any site or part of a site F3falling within subsection (1)(a) in the case of which—

(i)

no nuclear site licence is for the time being in force; and

(ii)

30 years have passed since the end of the last licensee's period of responsibility;

(F4aa)

need not show any site or part of a site falling within subsection (1)(b) in the case of which—

(i)

no appropriate permit is for the time being in force; and

(ii)

30 years have passed since the date on which the appropriate environment authority gave notice to an operator of the site that in the opinion of that authority there has ceased to be any danger from ionising radiations from anything on the site or, as the case may be, part of it;

(b)

must include a map or maps showing the position and limits of each site shown in the list.

(3)

The authority must arrange for the list, or a copy of it, to be available for inspection by the public.

(4)

In this section “ appropriate authority ” means—

(a)

in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 6 substituted (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 21; S.I. 2014/251, art. 4

F2

Words in s. 6(1) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562), arts. 1(2), 4(1)(a) (with art. 40)

F3

Words in s. 6(2)(a) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562), arts. 1(2), 4(1)(b) (with art. 40)

F4

S. 6(2)(aa) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562), arts. 1(2), 4(1)(c) (with art. 40)

F5

Words in s. 6 heading inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562), arts. 1(2), 4(1)(d) (with art. 40)