{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-safeguards-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-safeguards-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/196",
  "legislation_title": "The Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-safeguards-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Unusual occurrences",
  "text": "(1) The circumstances referred to in regulation 16(1) are—\n(a) as a result of any unusual incident or circumstances, an operator believes that there has been or might be ... a loss of qualifying nuclear material; or\n(b) the containment of qualifying nuclear material has unexpectedly changed to a point where an unauthorised removal of qualifying nuclear material has become possible.\n(2) An operator must submit a special report as soon as it becomes aware of any such loss of qualifying nuclear material or sudden change in the containment conditions, or of anything which leads them to believe that there has been such an occurrence.\n(3) An operator must also inform the ONR of the causes of an unusual occurrence described in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) as soon as the operator becomes aware of them.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 17(1)(a) omitted (10.7.2026) by virtue of The Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/835), regs. 1(2), 13(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 17(2) substituted (10.7.2026) by The Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/835), regs. 1(2), 13(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 17 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/196/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:47:53.588698+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."
}