(1) Section 5 of the Nuclear Activities Regulation Act 1978 is amended ¾

(a) by inserting at the beginning of the section the following ¾

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(1) Subject to subsection (2)

(b) by inserting after the section the following ¾

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(2) This Act does not affect the operation of the Nuclear Waste Storage (Prohibition) Act 1999 and nothing in this Act authorizes the doing of anything that is prohibited by that Act.

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41A. Restriction on authorization of storage or disposal of nuclear waste

(1) In this section ¾


}authorization~ means a licence, registration, exemption, disposal permit or temporary permit under this Act;

}nuclear waste~ has the meaning given to it by section 3 of the Nuclear Waste Storage (Prohibition) Act 1999.


(2) Despite anything in this Part, an authorization relating to nuclear waste is not to be granted or effected unless both Houses of Parliament by resolution consent to the authorization being granted or effected, and then only on such terms and conditions as are specified in the resolution.