Commentary on Sections Part 3: Nuclear Regulation Chapter 2: Nuclear regulations Section 75: Nuclear regulations: offences
374.This section elaborates on the power to create offences within nuclear regulations set out in section 74(3)(c). Nuclear regulations can create offences which are triable only summarily or either summarily or on indictment (sometimes referred to as “triable either way”). Indictable only offences cannot be created (see subsection (1)).
375.Subsections (2) to (5) provide further detail on the criminal sanctions that can be imposed by nuclear regulations.