The Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which enacted certain international conventions and consolidated legislation on nuclear installations made under the Nuclear Installations Acts 1959 and 1965.
Background
The act was to amend the Nuclear Installations (Licensing and Insurance) Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 46) and the Nuclear Installations (Amendment) Act 1965 (c. 6) to make them comply with international conventions on damage caused by nuclear energy accidents.
There are three relevant international conventions:
The International Atomic Energy Agency convention (Vienna, May 1963)
The Organisation for European Co-operation and Development conventions (Paris, July, 1960) and (Brussels, January 1964).
Provisions Long title: An Act to consolidate the Nuclear Installations Acts 1959 and 1965.
The act received royal assent on 5 August 1965.
The act comprises 30 sections under 7 headings:
Control of certain nuclear installations and operations
Section 1. Restriction of certain installations to licensed sites Section 2. Prohibition of certain operations except under permit
Nuclear site licences
Section 3. Grant and variation of nuclear site licences Section 4. Attachment of conditions to licences Section 5. Revocation and surrender of licences Section 6. Maintenance of list of licensed sites
Duty of licensee, etc., in respect of nuclear occurrences
Section 7. Duty of licensee of licensed site Section 8. Duty of Authority Section 9. Duty of Crown in respect of certain sites Section 10. Duty of certain foreign operators Section 11. Duty of other persons causing nuclear matter to be carried
Right to compensation in respect of breach of duty
Section 12. Right to compensation by virtue of Sections 7 to 10 Section 13. Exclusion, extension or reduction of compensation in certain cases Section 14. Protection for ships and aircraft
Bringing and satisfaction of claims
Section 15. Time for bringing claims under Sections 7 to 11 Section 16. Satisfaction of claims by virtue of Sections 7 to 10 Section 17. Jurisdiction, shared liability and foreign judgments
Cover for compensation
Section 18. General cover for compensation by virtue of Sections 7 to 10 Section 19. Special cover for licensee's liability Section 20. Furnishing of information relating to licensee's cover Section 21. Supplementary provisions with respect to cover for compensation in respect of carriage
Miscellaneous and general
Section 22. Reporting of and inquiries into dangerous occurrences Section 23. Registration in connection with certain occurrences Section 24. Inspectors Section 25. Offences-general Section 26. Interpretation Section 27. Northern Ireland Section 28. Channel Islands, Isle of Man etc.
Repeals and savings
Section 29. The Nuclear Installations (Licensing and Insurance) Act 1959 and others Section 30. Short title and commencement
Schedule: Inquiries under Section 22(5)
Repealed enactments Section 29(1) of the act repealed 2 enactments, listed in that section.
+ Enactments repealed by section 29(1) Citation Short title Extent of repeal 1959 c. 46 Nuclear Installations (Licensing and Insurance) Act 1959 The whole act. 1965 c. 6 Nuclear Installations (Amendment) Act 1965 The whole act except section 17(2).
Subsequent developments Section 29(1) of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.
See also Atomic Energy Authority Act Atomic Energy Research Establishment Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom
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