69Nuclear site health and safety purposesU.K.
(1)In this Part, the “nuclear site health and safety purposes” means so much of the general purposes of Part 1 of the 1974 Act as consists of the following purposes—
(a)securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work on GB nuclear sites;
(b)protecting persons, other than persons at work on GB nuclear sites, against risks to health or safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work on GB nuclear sites;
(c)controlling the storage and use on GB nuclear sites of dangerous substances and generally preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of such substances on or from such sites.
(2)In this section—
(a)“dangerous substances” means radioactive, explosive, highly flammable or otherwise dangerous substances, other than nuclear matter;
(b)“GB nuclear site” and “nuclear matter” have the same meanings as in section 68.
(3)Section 1(3) of the 1974 Act (interpretation of references to risks relating to persons at work) applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of Part 1 of the 1974 Act.
Commencement Information
I1S. 69 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4