38.—(1) The Nuclear Installations Act 1965 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 16(3)(ii) (satisfaction of claims by virtue of sections 7 to 10), at the end there is inserted “or where the government department concerned is a part of the Scottish Administration the Scottish Ministers”.
(3) In section 21(4)(c) (supplementary provisions with respect to cover for compensation in respect of carriage), at the end there is inserted “or in relation to any part of the Scottish Administration the Scottish Ministers”.
(4) In section 24(3) (recovery by Secretary of State of expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement and execution of the Act)(1), at the end there is inserted “and except that in so far as sums so repaid relate to expenses incurred by the Scottish Administration they shall be paid to the Scottish Ministers.”.
(5) In paragraph 3(2)(d) of Schedule 1 (security provisions applicable by order under section 2), at the end there is inserted “or a member of the staff of the Scottish Administration specially authorised in that behalf by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers”.
Section 24 was substituted by S.I. 1974/2056 and amended by the Atomic Energy Act 1989 (c. 7), section 6(1).