Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018

The Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to the regulation of the nuclear industry.

Background

The Prime Minister gave notification on 29 March 2017 that the United Kingdom would be leaving Euratom.

Provisions

The act makes legal provision to enable the continuation of nuclear safeguards after the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Atomic Energy Community as part the implementation of the country's exit from the European Union.
The act received royal assent on 26 June 2018, coincidentally on the same day as the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to which it contains several references.