There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act 2022, Section 11.
(1)The Secretary of State may by notice require a nuclear company to provide to the Secretary of State such information as the Secretary of State may reasonably require in connection with the carrying out of the Secretary of State’s functions under or by virtue of this Part.
(2)Information required under subsection (1) must be provided in such form and manner and at such time and place, and be accompanied or supplemented by such explanations, as may be specified in the notice.
(3)A nuclear company may not be required under this section to provide any information that would be protected from disclosure or production in legal proceedings on grounds of legal professional privilege or, in Scotland, confidentiality of communications.
(4)Except as provided by subsection (5), the disclosure of information under this section does not breach—
(a)any obligation of confidence owed by the nuclear company making the disclosure, or
(b)any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).
(5)This section does not authorise or require a disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, a requirement imposed under subsection (1) is to be taken into account).
Commencement Information
I1S. 11 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 44(1)(a)
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