Part 3Decommissioning of energy installations
Chapter 1Nuclear sites: decommissioning and clean-up
Regulations and guidance
I155Funded decommissioning programmes: verification of financial matters
1
Regulations under section 54 may make provision enabling the Secretary of State to rely, in specified circumstances, on verification of financial matters by an independent third party.
2
Regulations may, in particular, provide that for the purposes of the Secretary of State's functions under this Chapter, the Secretary of State may—
a
rely on estimates of costs verified by an independent third party in accordance with the regulations;
b
rely on an independent third party's assessment of the prudence or otherwise of any provision made for the financing of the designated technical matters.