Commentary on Sections Part 3: Nuclear Regulation Functions of ONR: general Section 82: Enforcement of relevant statutory provisions
400.This section imposes a duty on the ONR to make adequate arrangements to enforce the “relevant statutory provisions”, for example to employ sufficient inspectors and to ensure they are adequately resourced or, where the ONR makes arrangements for another to carry out the ONR’s functions on its behalf (under section 95), that that person makes suitable arrangements and suitable financial provision etc. For these purposes “relevant statutory provisions” are the provisions of Part 3 of the Act and nuclear regulations as well as certain specified sections of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 relating to the licensing of nuclear sites and the provisions of the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2000.