8(1)Section 22 (information prejudicial to defence of realm or safety of public) is amended as follows.
(2)In the heading, for “defence of realm” there is substituted “national security”.
(3)In subsections (1) and (5)(a), (c) and (d), for “the defence of the realm” there is substituted “national security”.
(4)In subsection (6)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for the words from “inspect and authorise” to “in connection with it” there is substituted—
“(i)inspect the application and any documents sent to the comptroller in connection with it;
(ii)authorise a government body with responsibility for the production of atomic energy or for research into matters connected with its production or use, or a person appointed by such a government body, to inspect the application and any documents sent to the comptroller in connection with it;”;
(b)for the words from “that Authority” to the end there is substituted “a government body or a person appointed by a government body carries out an inspection which the body or person is authorised to carry out under paragraph (a) above, the body or (as the case may be) the person shall report on the inspection to the Secretary of State as soon as practicable.”