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The Special Fissile Materials (Right of Use and Consumption) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The purpose of this instrument is to address a deficiency in the operation of retained European Union (EU) law as provided for by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Specifically this instrument removes from UK law directly effective rights and associated obligations conferred by a provision of the Euratom Treaty in relation to special fissile materials (enriched uranium and plutonium). The Euratom Treaty provision in question confers on persons (including operators) the unlimited right of use and consumption to special fissile materials they have lawful possession of, subject to complying with Euratom Treaty obligations, including on safeguarding.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published:
31 August 2018
Last updated:
23 October 2018
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  1. This SI was laid before Parliament on 18 October 2018 under the negative procedure.

  2. Both sifting committees have given their recommendation for this statutory instrument.

  3. This was mistakenly marked as cleared on 13/09/18. This instrument has yet to receive a recommendation from both committees, and so will remain in sifting until either a recommendation is forthcoming, or the 10 sitting days time limit elapses.

  4. Both sifting committees have given their recommendation for this statutory instrument.

  5. First published.

Laid on:
31 August 2018
Sift end date:
11 October 2018
Sifting status:
Closed
Subject:
Business

Sifting committees’ recommendation

The sifting committees agreed with the government that this statutory instrument does not have to have a debate in parliament, though one may still occur.

Find this statutory instrument on legislation.gov.uk.

Statutory Instrument

The Special Fissile Materials (Right of Use and Consumption) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Explanatory Memorandum

Explanatory Memorandum

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