I1I2C1C2C3C4C5196General interpretation

• “the 1965 Act” means the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57);

• “the 1989 Act” means the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29);

• F3“the 1993 Act” means the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12);

• “affirmative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 192(3);

• “BNFL” means the Nuclear Fuels Company (within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971 (c. 11));

• “contravention” includes a failure to comply, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;

• “documents” includes accounts, drawings, written representations and records of any description;

• “electronic communications network” has the same meaning as in the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21);

• “enactment” F1(except in Chapter 5 of Part 2) includes Acts of the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland legislation;

• “financial year” means a period of twelve months ending with 31st March;

• “GEMA” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;

• “modification” includes omission, addition or alteration, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;

• “the NDA” means the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority established by section 1;

• “negative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 192(2);

• “nuclear site licence” has the same meaning as in the 1965 Act;

• “nuclear transfer scheme” means a scheme under section 38;

• “pensions, allowances or gratuities” is to be construed in accordance with subsection (2);

• “securities”, in relation to a body corporate, includes shares, debentures, debenture stock, bonds and other securities of the body corporate, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the body corporate;

• “shares” includes stock;

• “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30);

• “subsidiary” and “wholly-owned subsidiary” have the meanings given by F2section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;

• “the UKAEA” means the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.