Part 3Decommissioning of energy installations
Chapter 1Nuclear sites: decommissioning and clean-up
Miscellaneous
62Power to apply this Chapter to other nuclear installations
1
The Secretary of State may, by order, modify section 45 so that it also applies where, on or after the day on which the order comes into force, a person applies for a nuclear site licence in respect of a site of a description specified in the order.
2
The sites which fall within a description specified under subsection (1) must be—
a
sites on which the person intends to construct a nuclear installation for a purpose connected with the generation of electricity, or
b
sites in respect of which an obligation has previously arisen under section 45 by virtue of paragraph (a) and on which the person intends to operate a nuclear installation which was constructed for such a purpose.