The Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003

Reports by carriers

18.—(1) An approved carrier must report to the Secretary of State any event or matter of a kind specified in paragraph (5) as soon as practicable and in any event within 24 hours of its becoming known to him.

(2) If it is not reasonably practicable for him to make a written report within that period, he must make the report orally and confirm it in writing within 48 hours of the event or matter becoming known to him.

(3) In any other case the report must be made in writing.

(4) The report must specify the nature of the matter or event and, in the case of an event, the date and time it occurred and the apparent reason for it.

(5) The events and matters are—

(a) any unauthorised incursion on to, interference with, or other incident affecting the security of any means of conveyance of Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material during the course of its transport or any attempted or suspected such incursion, interference or incident;

(b) any unauthorised incursion on to premises where Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material is being stored temporarily during the course of or incidental to its transport or any attempted or suspected such incursion;

(c) any incident occurring during the transport of Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material, or on premises where such material is being stored temporarily during the course of or incidental to its transport, involving an explosive or incendiary device or suspected such device, or a firearm or replica firearm;

(d) any damage to the means of conveyance of Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material which might affect the security of that material;

(e) any damage to any building or equipment on premises where Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material is being stored temporarily during the course of or incidental to its transport which might affect the security of the material;

(f) any theft or attempted theft, or any loss or suspected loss, or any unauthorised movement of, or any interference with, Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material during transport;

(g) any theft or attempted theft, or any loss or unauthorised disclosure, of information falling within regulation 16(2)(c), or any suspected such theft, loss or disclosure;

(h) any unauthorised access to any such information or any attempt to gain such access;

(i) any threat to do anything which would fall within any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (h);

(j) any failure to comply with any of the standards, procedures and arrangements described in the approved carrier’s approved transport security statement or the measures described in any approved transport plan required under regulation 19;

(k) any other event or matter which might affect the security of—

(i) Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material being transported,

(ii) premises where Category I/II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material is being stored temporarily during the course of or incidental to its transport, or

(iii) any information falling within regulation 16(2)(c).