Commentary on provisions of Act Section 1: Nuclear safeguards Amendments to section 112
Subsection (3) of section 1 amends section 112 of the 2013 Act (interpretation) by inserting five new subsections (1A-1E).
	Subsection (1A) of section 112 provides a definition of "relevant international agreement". Relevant international agreements are those to which the United Kingdom is a party, which relate to nuclear safeguards and which are specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State (under subsection (1B)). This definition is relevant, amongst other things, to the ONR’s nuclear safeguards purposes (in section 72(b) as amended) and the regulation-making power in section 76A(1)(b). Such regulations will always be subject to the affirmative procedure and the Nuclear Safeguards Act amends section 113 of the 2013 Act to this effect.
	Under subsection (1C) of section 112, undertakings given by the United Kingdom to the IAEA in respect of guidance (or any other document) issued by the IAEA are treated as "relevant international agreements" for the purposes of the Nuclear Safeguards Act, so long as they are specified in regulations under subsection (1B).
	Subsection (1D) of section 112 specifies that before making regulations under subsection (1B), the Secretary of State is required to consult the ONR and such other persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. The Secretary of State is not required to consult the ONR if the regulations reflect proposals submitted by the ONR to the Secretary of State (subsection (1E)) without modification.