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(b) in the course of the carriage of nuclear matter on behalf of any person where a duty with respect to that carriage is imposed on that person by section 7, 10 or 11 of this Act.
(2) The licensee or person aforesaid shall cause the occurrence to be reported forthwith in the prescribed manner to the Minister and to such other persons, if any, as may be prescribed in relation to occurrences of that class or description, and if the occurrence is not so reported the licensee or person aforesaid shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction-
(a) in the case of a first offence under this subsection, to a
fine not exceeding fifty pounds;
(b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence under this subsection, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a con- viction under section 6(2) of the Act of 1959 shall be deemed to be a conviction under subsection (2) of this section.
(4) The Minister may at any time direct an inspector to make a special report with respect to the occurrence, and the Minister may cause any such report, or so much thereof as it is not in his opinion inconsistent with the interests of national security to disclose, to be made public at such time and in such manner as he thinks fit.
(5) The Minister may, where he thinks it expedient so to do, direct an inquiry to be held in accordance with the pro- visions of the Schedule to this Act into the occurrence and its causes, circumstances and effects; and any such inquiry shall be held in public except where or to the extent that it appears to the Minister expedient in the interests of national security to direct otherwise.
(6) Where, in the case of an occurrence in Scotland which causes the death of any person, the Minister directs an inquiry to be held into the occurrence under subsection (5) of this section, no inquiry with regard to that death shall, unless the Lord Advocate otherwise directs, be held in pursuance of the Fatal Accidents Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1895.
23.--(1) Without prejudice to any right of any person to claim against any person by virtue of any of sections 7 to 11 of this Act, the appropriate authority may, on the happening of any occurrence in respect of which liability may be incurred by virtue of any of those sections, by order make provision for enabling such particulars of any person shown to have been within such arca during such period (being the period during which the
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occurrence took place) as may be specified in the order to be registered by or on behalf of that person in such manner as may be so specified, and any such registration in respect of any person shall be sufficient evidence of his presence within that area during that period unless the contrary is proved; and any such order shall be made by statutory instrument and be laid before Parliament after being made.
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(2) In the foregoing subsection, the expression "the appro- priate authority means, in relation to any occurrence, the authority hereinafter specified in relation to the person against whom any claim in respect of that occurrence falls to be made, that is to say—
(a) where that person is the Authority, the Minister of
Technology:
(b) where that person is the Crown, the Minister in charge
of the government department concerned;
(c) in any other case, the Minister.
24.—(1) The Minister may appoint as inspectors to assist him Inspectors. in the exccution of this Act such number of persons appearing to him to be qualified for the purpose as he may from time to time consider necessary or expedient, and may make to or in respect of any person so appointed such payments by way of remuneration, allowances or other payments as the Minister may with the approval of the Treasury determine.
(2) Any such inspector may, for the purposes of the execution of this Act, and subject to production, if so requested, of written evidence of his authority-
(a) subject to subsection (3) of this section, enter—
(i) at all reasonable times during the period of the licensee's responsibility, upon any premises com- prised in any licensed site; or
(ii) at all reasonable times, upon any premises comprised in any site which is being used for such purposes that, but for regulations made by virtue of section 1(2) of this Act, a nuclear site licence would be required in respect thereof,
with such equipment, and carry out such tests and inspections, as the inspector may consider necessary or expedient;
(b) require-
(i) the licensee of any licensed site; or
(ii) the person using any site as mentioned in para- graph (a)(ii) of this subsection; or
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