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Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11) Part 1—Offences ::(a) contains nuclides that undergo spontaneous disintegration in a process accompanied by the emission of one or more types of ionising radiation, such as alpha radiation, beta radiation, neutron particles or gamma rays; and
 * (b) is capable, owing to its radiological or fissile properties, of—
 * (i) causing serious bodily injury to a person;
 * (ii) causing serious damage to property;
 * (iii) endangering a person’s life; or
 * (iv) creating a serious risk to the health or safety of the public.

(5) In subsection (4)—
 * “device” includes any of the following, whether or not fixed to land, namely, machinery, equipment, appliances, tanks, containers, pipes and conduits;
 * “nuclear material” has the same meaning as in the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 (c. 18) (see section 6 of that Act).

10Misuse of devices or material and misuse and damage of facilities

(1) A person commits an offence if he uses—
 * (a) a radioactive device, or
 * (b) radioactive material,

in the course of or in connection with the commission of an act of terrorism or for the purposes of terrorism.

(2) A person commits an offence if, in the course of or in connection with the commission of an act of terrorism or for the purposes of terrorism, he uses or damages a nuclear facility in a manner which—
 * (a) causes a release of radioactive material; or
 * (b) creates or increases a risk that such material will be released.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.

(4) In this section—
 * “nuclear facility” means—
 * (a) a nuclear reactor, including a reactor installed in or on any transportation device for use as an energy source in order to propel it or for any other purpose; or
 * (b) a plant or conveyance being used for the production, storage, processing or transport of radioactive material;
 * “radioactive device” and “radioactive material” have the same meanings as in section 9.

(5) In subsection (4)—
 * “nuclear reactor” has the same meaning as in the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57) (see section 26 of that Act);
 * “transportation device” means any vehicle or any space object (within the meaning of the Outer Space Act 1986 (c. 38)).