The Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15) is an Act of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprem ...

that makes legal provision to enable the continuation of nuclear safeguards after the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the

European Atomic Energy Community The European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) is an international organisation established by the Euratom Treaty on 25 March 1957 with the original purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe, by developing nucl ...

as part the implementation of the country's exit from the European Union (Brexit). The Act received

Royal Assent Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf. In some jurisdictions, royal assent is equivalent to promulgation, while in oth ...

on 26 June 2018, coincidentally on the same day as the

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (also known as the Great Repeal Act) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that provides both for repeal of the European Communities Act 1972, and for parliamentary approval to be require ...

to which it contains several references.

References

{{Brexit referendum Brexit Consequences of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2018

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