Energy Act 2013 (c. 32)

PART 3 U.K. Nuclear Regulation

CHAPTER 4 U.K. Functions of the ONR

Other functions U.K.

89 Provision of information or advice to relevant authorities U.K.

(1) The ONR must, on request, provide a relevant authority with relevant information or relevant advice.

(2) Relevant information is information about the ONR's activities which is requested—

(a) in the case of information requested by a Minister of the Crown—

(i) for the purpose of monitoring the ONR's performance of its functions, or

(ii) for the purpose of any proceedings in Parliament,

(b) in any case, in connection with any matter with which the relevant authority requesting it is concerned.

(3) The reference in subsection (2) to the ONR's activities includes a reference to—

(a) the activities of inspectors appointed by the ONR under—

(i) Schedule 8,

(ii) section 19 of the 1974 Act, or

(iii) Article 26 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541),

in their capacity as such inspectors, and

(b) the activities of enforcing officers appointed by the ONR under section 61(3) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp. 5) in their capacity as such enforcing officers.

(4) Relevant advice is advice on a matter with which the relevant authority requesting it is concerned where the matter—

(a) is relevant to the ONR's purposes, or

(b) is one on which expert advice is obtainable from any member or member of staff of the ONR.

(5) The ONR may require a relevant authority to whom information or advice is provided under subsection (1) to pay a fee in respect of the ONR's costs reasonably incurred in providing the authority with—

(a) relevant information requested under subsection (2)(b), or

(b) relevant advice.

(6) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that subsection (5) is not to apply in particular cases or classes of case or in particular circumstances.

(7) The duty under subsection (1) is in addition to any other duty or power of the ONR to provide information or advice.

(8) In this section “relevant authority” means any of the following—

(a) a Minister of the Crown;

(b) the Scottish Ministers;

(c) the Welsh Ministers;

(d) a Northern Ireland Department;

(e) the Health and Safety Executive;

(f) the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland;

(g) the Civil Aviation Authority;

(h) [F1 the Office of Rail and Road].

[F2 (i) a person appointed by regulations under section 16 of the Space Industry Act 2018.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 89(8)(h) substituted (E.W.S.) (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1 para. 4(w)(ii)

F2 S. 89(8)(i) inserted (29.7.2021) by Space Industry Act 2018 (c. 5), s. 70(1), Sch. 12 para. 32; S.I. 2021/817, reg. 2, Sch. para. 117 (with reg. 3)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 89 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4