• Source: Atomic Energy Act 1946

The Atomic Energy Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6, c. 80) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which vested in the Minister of Supply the power to control and promote the development of Atomic Energy in the UK.
For United States legislation see Atomic Energy Act of 1946.




Background


Following the pioneering development of atomic energy, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was thought expedient to vest the control of the development and production of atomic energy in the UK government. The primary concern was national security: the power of atomic energy could be used to jeopardise the safety of the state. The Act gave the government control over what was envisaged to became a wide field of industrial activity, and to protect the country from the danger of a possible hostile attack.




Provisions


Long title: ‘An Act to provide for the development of atomic energy and the control of such development, and for purposes connected therewith.’
The Act received Royal Assent on 6th November 1946.
The Act comprises 21 Sections under six headings plus two Schedules:
General Functions of Minister of Supply

Section 1. General duty of Minister of Supply
Section 2. General powers of Minister
Section 3. Grants and loans of Minister
Powers to obtain information and to inspect

Section 4. Power to obtain information of materials, plant and processes
Section 5. Power of entry and inspection
Power to search for and work minerals and acquire property

Section 6. Power to do work for purpose of discovering minerals
Section 7. Compulsory acquisition of rights to work minerals
Section 8. Compulsory acquisition of prescribed substances, stocks of minerals and plant
Section 9. Compulsory acquisition of rights under contract
Control of production and use of atomic energy and publication of information

Section 10. Control of production and use of atomic energy
Section 11. Restriction on disclosure of information relating to plant
Special provisions as to inventions

Section 12. Special provisions as to inventions
General Provisions

Section 13. Disclosure of information obtained under Act
Section 14. Offences and penalties
Section 15. Provisions as to orders
Section 16. Expenses
Section 17. Service of notices
Section 18. Definitions
Section 19. Application to Scotland
Section 20. Application to Northern Ireland
Section 21. Short title
Schedules

First Schedule - Compensation for Work done in Searching for Minerals
Second Schedule - Compulsory Acquisition of Certain Property




See also


Atomic Energy Authority Act
Atomic Energy Research Establishment




References

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• Undang-Undang McMahon
• Program bom hidrogen Britania
• Project Y
• Clinton Engineer Works
• High Explosive Research
• William Sterling Parsons
• Hanford Site
• Glenn Seaborg
• Operasi Totem
• Radon
• Atomic Energy Act of 1946
• Atomic Energy Act 1946
• Atomic Energy Act
• Atomic Energy Act of 1954
• United States Atomic Energy Commission
• Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954
• Atomic Energy Authority Act
• Brien McMahon
• United States Department of Energy
• Nuclear power in India