7(1)In section 3 of the M1Nuclear Installations Act 1965, after subsection (1) (grant of nuclear site licences) there shall be inserted—E+W+S
“(1A)The Health and Safety Executive shall consult the appropriate Agency before granting a nuclear site licence in respect of a site in Great Britain.”
(2)In subsection (3) of that section (consultation with certain bodies), in paragraph (b), the words “the National Rivers Authority,” shall cease to have effect.
(3)After subsection (6) of that section (variation of nuclear site licences) there shall be inserted—
“(6A)The Health and Safety Executive shall consult the appropriate Agency before varying a nuclear site licence in respect of a site in Great Britain, if the variation relates to or affects the creation, accumulation or disposal of radioactive waste, within the meaning of the M2Radioactive Substances Act 1993.”
8E+W+SIn section 4 of that Act (attachment of conditions to licences) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
“(3A)The Health and Safety Executive shall consult the appropriate Agency—
(a)before attaching any condition to a nuclear site licence in respect of a site in Great Britain, or
(b)before varying or revoking any condition attached to such a nuclear site licence,
if the condition relates to or affects the creation, accumulation or disposal of radioactive waste, within the meaning of the M3Radioactive Substances Act 1993.”
Marginal Citations
9E+W+SIn section 5 of that Act (revocation and surrender of licences) after subsection (1) there shall be inserted—
“(1A)The Health and Safety Executive shall consult the appropriate Agency before revoking a nuclear site licence in respect of a site in Great Britain.”
10E+W+SIn section 26 (interpretation) in subsection (1), there shall be inserted at the appropriate place—
““the appropriate Agency” means—
(a)in the case of a site in England or Wales, the Environment Agency;
(b)in the case of a site in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;”.