Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (Act No. 46 of 1999)Chapter V General Provisions56A. 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]