93Compliance with nuclear safeguards obligationsU.K.
(1)The ONR must do such things as it considers best calculated to secure compliance by the United Kingdom or, as the case may be, to enable or facilitate compliance by a Minister of the Crown, with the safeguards obligations.
(2)For the purposes of this Part “the safeguards obligations” are—
(a)Articles 77 to 85 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Rome on 25 March 1957,
(b)the agreement made on 6 September 1976 between the United Kingdom, the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards in the United Kingdom in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
(c)the protocol signed at Vienna on 22 September 1998 additional to the agreement mentioned in paragraph (b), and
(d)such other obligations, agreements or arrangements relating to nuclear safeguards as may be specified in a notice given to the ONR by the Secretary of State;
and any reference in paragraphs (a) to (c) to a treaty, agreement or protocol is to it as it has effect for the time being.
(3)The Secretary of State may vary or revoke a notice given under subsection (2)(d) by giving a further notice to the ONR.
(4)Before giving a notice under this section, the Secretary of State must consult the ONR.
(5)The ONR must publish any notice given under this section.
(6)Subsection (1) is not to be taken to affect the generality of section 78.
Commencement Information
I1S. 93(1)(6) in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
I2S. 93(2)-(5) in force at 10.3.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 3(d)