Nuclear Installations Act 1969 Explained

Type:	Public General
Long Title:	An Act to make in the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 certain amendments necessary to bring that Act into conformity with international agreements
Year:	1969
Royal Assent:	16 May 1969
Status:	Repealed

The Nuclear Installations Act 1969 (1969 chapter 18) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its effect was to amend the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 to make it comply with international agreements. The 1969 Act was subsequently repealed.

Rationale

The 1969 Act made amendments to the 1965 Act in compliance with three International Conventions:^[1]

• the International Atomic Energy Agency's Vienna Convention of May 1963,
• the Organisation for European Co-operation and Development's Paris Convention of July 1960,
• the Organisation for European Co-operation and Development's Brussels Convention of January 1964.

The Conventions address the liability for third party damage in the event of a nuclear accident.

Provisions

Long title: An Act to make in the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 certain amendments necessary to bring that Act into conformity with international agreements.^[2]

The Act received Royal Assent on 16 May 1969.

The Act consisted of five sections:

• Section 1. Restriction of liability for certain damage.
• Section 2. Adjustment of certain amounts.
• Section 3. Extension of compensation in certain cases.
• Section 4. Expenses.
• Section 5. Citation.

The Act was repealed by the Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562).^[3]

See also

• Atomic Energy Authority Act
• Atomic Energy Research Establishment
• Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
• Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Hansard: Nuclear Installations Bill . 14 August 2024.
2. Web site: Nuclear Installations Act 1969 . 14 August 2024.
3. Web site: Nuclear Installations Act 1969 . 14 August 2024.