Commentary on Sections Part 8: Civil Nuclear Security Section 80 Prohibition of disclosures of uranium enrichment technology
167.Subsections (1) and (2) confer a power to make regulations prohibiting the disclosure of uranium enrichment technology and define what is meant by uranium enrichment for the purposes of this section.
168.Subsection (3) makes it an offence to contravene a prohibition in the regulations and sets out the penalties for the offence.
169.Subsection (4) enables the regulations to provide for disclosures not to be prohibited in prescribed circumstances or when authorised by the Secretary of State, and enables the regulations to create defences to the offence.
170.Subsection (5a) enables the regulations to provide that the prohibition on disclosure applies to United Kingdom persons abroad.
171.Subsections (6) and (7) provide that the regulations are to be made by statutory instrument subject to affirmative resolution in both Houses of Parliament.
172.Subsection (8) defines terms used in this section.