[5 Revocation and surrender of licences]
Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (1965 c 57) | Legislation

[5  Revocation and surrender of licences]

[(1)     A nuclear site licence may at any time be—

(a)     revoked by the appropriate national authority, or

(²ú)ÌýÌýÌýÌý surrendered by the licensee.

(2)     The appropriate national authority must consult [the Health and Safety Executive and] the appropriate environment authority before revoking a nuclear site licence.

(3)     Subsections (4) to (6) apply where a nuclear site licence has been revoked or surrendered.

(4)     If the appropriate national authority requires it to do so, the licensee must deliver up or account for the licence to such person as the appropriate national authority may direct.

(5)     During the remainder of the period of the licensee's responsibility the appropriate national authority may give the licensee such directions as the authority may consider appropriate for preventing, or giving warning of, any risk of—

(a)     injury to any person, or

(²ú)ÌýÌýÌýÌý damage to any property,

by ionising radiations from anything remaining on the site.

(6)     A nuclear safety inspector may direct the licensee to ensure that, during the remainder of the period of responsibility, notices indicating the limits of the site are kept posted on the site in the positions specified in the direction.

(7)

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