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CONFIDENTIAL
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PROPOSAL
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R.
Bill
to
The
British side therefore proposes to introduce
Localise the provisions of
the Nuclear
Installations Act 1965, the Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1970 and the Energy Act 1983 as applied to Hong Kong
Kong by the Nuclear Installations (Hong Kong) Orders 1976, 1983 and 1986. The Bill will impose on the operators Of nuclear installations anywhere in the world a duty to
ensure that по occurrence in relation to nuclear material
being carried to or from a nuclear installation or on
behalf ot the operator which takes place within the limits of Hony Rony causes injury to any person damage to any property of any person other than the operator, being injury Or damage arising out of
resulting from the radioactive properties of the nuclear material being carried.
territorial
9.
As required by the Convention, the Bill will impose 011 all persons responsible for the carriage of nuclear material in Hong Kong the duty to ensure that no occurrence involving that material causes injury or damage as a result of the radioactive properties of the material. If injury or damage results from a breach of these duties, compensation will be payable, wherever the injury or damag, The Bill will exclude, extend or reduce
compensation in cortain cases, will limit the time for
bringing olaime and will
WAS incurred.
torcign judgments.
It
compensation payable in
and will provide that
provide for the enforcement of
will limit the maximum amount of
respect of the means of Transport. anything which affects a person in
Che ability to bear healthy children is an injury for purposes of the legislation.
10.
IM all these respects, the Bill will replicate the provisions of the relevant Uniteal Kingdom. Acil s as applied to Ilong Kong by the orders mentioned in paragraphs 4 and 5
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