2025 No. 838

NUCLEAR SECURITY

The Civil Nuclear Police Authority (Borrowing Limit) (Amendment) Order 2025

Made10th July 2025

Laid before Parliament14th July 2025

Coming into force18th September 2025

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 8(7) of Schedule 10 to the Energy Act 2004¹ and with the approval of the Treasury as required by paragraph 8(8) of that Schedule.

1 Citation, commencement and extent¶

1 This Order may be cited as the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (Borrowing Limit) (Amendment) Order 2025.

2 This Order comes into force on 18th September 2025.

3 This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

2 Amendment to the Energy Act 2004¶

In paragraph 8(6) of Schedule 10 to the Energy Act 2004 (Police Authority’s borrowing limit), for “£10 million” substitute “£30 million”.

Explanatory Note¶

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Civil Nuclear Police Authority, established under section 51 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), is responsible for the maintenance of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the function of which is to protect licensed civil nuclear sites and nuclear material in transit in Great Britain and elsewhere. Under paragraph 8 of Schedule 10 to that Act, the Civil Nuclear Police Authority may borrow such sums in sterling as it may require for meeting its obligations and for carrying out its functions, subject to the limit set out in paragraph 8(6). This Order amends paragraph 8(6) to increase the borrowing limit from £10 million to £30 million.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

1
2004 c. 20.