Radioactive Substances Act 1993

25 Power of Secretary of State to restrict knowledge of applications etc

(1) The Secretary of State may direct the chief inspector that in his opinion, on grounds of national security, it is necessary that knowledge of—

(a) any particular application for registration under section 7 or 10 or applications of any description specified in the directions, or

(b) any particular registration or registrations of any description so specified,

should be restricted.

(2) The Secretary of State or, in a case falling within section 16(3) in relation to premises in England, the Secretary of State and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, may direct the chief inspector that in his or their opinion, on grounds of national security, it is necessary that knowledge of—

(a) any particular application for authorisation under section 13 or 14 or applications of any description specified in the directions, or

(b) any particular authorisation under either of those sections or authorisations of any description so specified,

should be restricted.

(3) Where it appears to the chief inspector that an application, registration or authorisation is the subject of any directions under this section, the chief inspector shall not send a copy of the application or the certificate of registration or authorisation, as the case may be—

(a) to any local authority under any provision of section 7 or 10, or

(b) to any public or local authority under any provision of section 16.

(4) In the application of this section to Northern Ireland—

(a) references to the Secretary of State shall have effect as references to the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, and

(b) in subsection (2), the reference to England shall have effect as a reference to Northern Ireland and the reference to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food shall have effect as a reference to the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland.