Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 492
Exiting The European Union
Nuclear Safeguards
The Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
21st April 2021
Coming into force
22nd April 2021
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 112(1B) of the Energy Act 2013( 1 ) (“the Act”).
In accordance with section 112(1D) of the Act the Secretary of State has consulted the Office for Nuclear Regulation and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult.
In accordance with section 113(2)(c) of the Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
2. In regulation 3 (relevant international agreements) of the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019( 2 ) after paragraph (e) insert—
“ (ea) the Protocol, signed on 16th December 2020, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan which amends the Agreement described in paragraph (f); ” .
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
21st April 2021
2013 c. 32 . Part 3 of the Energy Act 2013 deals with nuclear regulation and was amended by the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15) which amended section 112 and inserted section 112(1A) to (1E). Other amendments have been made to Part 3 but none are relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2019/195 , amended by S.I. 2020/992 and section 28 of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29) .