REGISTERED No. D-(DN)-127 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 39] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1987/BHADRA 17, 1909 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed us a separate compilation MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 8th September, 1987/Bhadra 17, 1909 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 8th September 1987, and is hereby published for general information : — THE ATOMIC ENERGY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987.
No. 29 of 1987 [8th September, 1987.]
An Act further to amend the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —
1. This Act may be called the Atomic Energy (Amendment) Act,
1987.
2. In section 2 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (1), after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: — '(bb) "Government company" means a company in which not less than fifty-one per cent, of the paid up share capital is held by the Central Government.'.
3. In section 3 of the principal Act,—
(i) in clause (a), after the words "atomic energy", the words "either by itself or through any authority or corporation established by it or a Government, company" shall be inserted;
33 of 1962.
Short title.
Amendment of section 2.
Amendment of section 3.
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(if) for clause (b), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely: — " (b) to manufacture or otherwise produce any prescribed or radioactive substance and any articles which in its opinion are, or are likely to be, required for, or in connection with, the production, development or use of atomic energy or such research as aforesaid and to dispose of such prescribed or radioactive substance or any articles manufactured or otherwise produced;
(bb) (i) to buy or otherwise acquire, store and transport fmy prescribed or radioactive substance and any articles which in its opinion are, or are likely to be, required for, or in connection with, the production, development or use of atomic energy; and
(ii) to dispose of such prescribed or radioactive substance cr any articles bought or otherwise acquired by it, either by itself or through any authority or corporation established by it, or a Government company;";
(in) in clause (/), after the words "all matters Incidental thereto", the words "either by itself or through any authority or corporation established by it or a Government company" shall be inserted.
4. In sub-section (7) of section 22 of the principal Act,—
(i) in clause (a), after the words "to operate", the words ", either by itself or through any authority or corporation established by it or a Government company," shall be inserted;
(ii) in clause (b), for the words "with the concurrence of", the words ", either by itself or through any authority or corporation established by it or a Government company, in consultation with" shall be substituted;
(iii) in clause (c). after the words "is situated,", the words "either by itself or through any authority or corporation established by it or a Government company" shall be inserted;
(iv) in the proviso, after the worc'.s "Central Government", the words "or such authority or corporation or Government company, as the case may be," shall be inserted.
5. In section 23 of the principal Act, after the words "in relation to any factory owned by the Central Government", the words "or any j'.uthority or corporation established by it or a Government company1' shall be inserted- S. RAMAIAH, Secy, to the Govet. of India.
Amendment of section 22.
Amendment of section 23.
MtlNCED BY THE M A N A Q E R , OOVHINMENT OF INDIV I'RE?S, M1NTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLTSIIM) DY Till. CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS. DIXUl, / 087