Nuclear Safeguards and Electricity (Finance) Act 1978
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make provision for giving effect to an International Agreement for the application of Safeguards in the United Kingdom in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; and to authorise contributions by the Secretary of State to expenditure by the Central Electricity Generating Board in connection with the construction of the second stage of the Board's generating station at Drax. |
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| Citation | 1978 c. 25 |
| Introduced by | Anthony Wedgewood Benn, Secretary of State for Energy, on 24 April 1978 (Second Reading) (Commons) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 June 1978 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Electricity Act 1989 |
Status: Amended | |
The Nuclear Safeguards and Electricity (Finance) Act 1978 (c. 25) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which gave effect to safeguards associated with the international agreement on nuclear weapons. It also authorised the financing of Drax power station.