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Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (Act No. 46 of 1999)

Chapter V General Provisions

56A. Consent of National Director to institute proceedings and reporting obligations

 

(1) No prosecution under section 56(1)(h) may be instituted without the written authority of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.

 

(2) The National Director must communicate the final outcome of the proceedings promptly to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency if a person is prosecuted for an offence referred to in subsection (1), except where—
(a) the offence was committed in the Republic;
(b) the offence involved nuclear material used for peaceful purposes in domestic use, storage or transport; and
(c) both the alleged offender and the nuclear material remained in the territory of the Republic.

 

[Section 56A inserted by section 4 of the Protection of Constitutional against Terrorist and Related Activities Act No. 33 of 2004, GG27266, dated 11 February 2005]