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ELIZABETH II.

c. 7

Atomic Energy Act 1989

1989 CHAPTER 7

An Act to alter the financial limit imposed by section 2(1) of the Nuclear Industry (Finance) Act 1977 in relation to British Nuclear Fuels ple; to make provision with respect to the recovery of certain expenses by the Health and Safety Executive; to amend sections 18 and 19 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965; to make provision in connection with the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency; and for connected purposes.

[25th May 1989].

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E IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:~

Financial limit of British Nuclear Fuels pic

1. In section 2(1)(a) of the Nuclear Industry (Finance) Act 1977 (under which the limit on the commitment of public finance to British Nuclear Fuels plc stands at £1,500 million), for the words from "£1,000 million" to the end of the paragraph there shall be substituted the words " £2,000

million:".

Recovery of expenses by Health and Safety Executive

Financial limit of British Nuclear Fuela plc.

1977 c. 7.

2.-1) The following section shall be inserted after section 24 of the Recovery of Nuclear Installations Act 1965-

"Recovery of expenses by Health and

24A.1) This section applies to any expenses incurred hy the Health and Safety Executive ("the Executive”) and Safety Executive. any expenses incurred by the Health and Safety Commission ("the Commission") which, in either case, the Executive may determine to be incurred wholly or partly in connection with-

expenses by Health and

Safety Executive.

1965 c. 57.

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