Energy Act 2004 Flashcards
What is section 51 of the energy act 2004
(Civil Nuclear Police Authority)
Section 51 of the Energy Act 2004 sets out the requirement for a corporate body known (in our case) as: THE CIVIL NUCLEAR POLICE AUTHORITY
What are the key responsibilities of the CNPA
. Set the Strategic direction for the constabulary
. Ensure that the constabulary has sufficient resources to carry out it’s functions in accordance with the strategic direction
. Hold the constabulary to account for the way in which it carries out those functions
What is Section 52 of the Energy Act?
(The function of the CNC)
2)The primary function of the constabulary is:
a) to protect licenced nuclear sites in GB and elsewhere
b) safeguarding nuclear material in GB and elsewhere
3) the police authority may allocate to the constabulary activities relating to or connected with the security of:
A)nuclear material
B) sites where such material is being , has been or is to be used , processed or stored , as the police authority thinks fit
What is Section 55(3) of the energy act
A person appointed as a member of the constabulary must , on appointment , be attested as a constable by making the required declaration before a justice if the peace
What is section 56 (1) Energy Act
(Jurisdiction of the Constabulary)
56(1) A member of The Constabulary shall have the powers and privileges of a constable
a) at every place comprised in a relevance nuclear site; and
b) everywhere within 5 km of such place
What is section 56(2) of the energy act
A member of the Constabulary shall have the powers and privileges of a constable at every trans-shipment-site where it appears to him expedient to be in order to safeguard nuclear material while it is at the site
What is section 56(3) of the energy act
A member of the Constabulary shall have the powers and privileges of a constable at every other place where it appears to him expedient to be in order to safeguard nuclear a material when it’s in transit
What is section 56 (4) of the energy act ?
A member of the Constabulary shall have the powers and privileges of a constable at every place where it appears to him experience to be in order to pursue or detain a person whom he reasonably believes-
a) to have unlawfully removed or interface with nuclear material being safety guided by members of the constabulary or
b) to have attempted to do so
What is Section 56 (5) of the energy act
A member of the Constabulary shall have the powers and privileges of a constable for out Great Britain for purposes connected with
a) A place mentioned in subsections 1 to 4
b) anything that he or another member of the constabulary is proposing to do or has done at such place or,
c) anything which he reasonably believes to have done or to be likely to be done by another person at or in relation to such a place
What is section 59 of the energy act 2004
(Members of the constabulary serving with other police forces)
1) this section applies where a member of the Constabulary serves with a relevant force under arrangements made between the chief officer of that force and the chief constable.
2) the member of the Constabulary:
a) Shall be under the direction and control of the chief officer of the relevant force;
and
B) shall have the same powers and privileges as a member of that force
Section 22A police act 1996
Covers operation Plato
Article 2 incidents - risk to life or limb
Joint policing initiatives designed to improve interoperability, effectiveness or efficiency between CNC and signatory forces
