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(1)The Secretary of State may by order make the modifications of the enactments to which this section applies that he considers appropriate for the purpose—
(a)of facilitating the ratification by Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom of an international Protocol (whether entered into before or after the passing of this Act) that relates to liability for nuclear damage; or
(b)of exercising an option under such a Protocol, or of facilitating the exercise of such an option.
(2)The enactments to which this section applies are—
(a)the 1965 Act; and
(b)any other enactment having effect in relation to a matter to which such a Protocol relates.
(3)The following are the only international Protocols which are to be taken for the purposes of this section to be Protocols relating to liability for nuclear damage—
(a)the Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention of 21st September 1988; and
(b)any Protocol amending the Paris Convention or the Brussels Supplementary Convention.
(4)In this section—
“the Brussels Supplementary Convention” means the Supplementary Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy of 31st January 1963; and
“the Paris Convention” means the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy of 29th July 1960.
(5)The reference in subsection (1) to exercising an option under a Protocol is a reference to making provision the making of which, in connection with the matters to which the Protocol relates, is allowed by that Protocol.
(6)The power under this section to modify enactments includes power to modify enactments conferring power to make subordinate legislation.
(7)The power to make an order containing provision authorised by this section is subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
Commencement Information
I1S. 76 in force at 5.10.2004 by S.I. 2004/2575, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
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