Nuclear Security Regulations

17 (1) No person shall enter a protected area without physical proof of the recorded authorization of the licensee.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a licensee shall, before issuing an authorization to enter a protected area to a person, prepare an identification report that contains the following information and documents:

• (a) the person’s name and date and place of birth;

• (b) documentary proof of the person’s lawful presence in Canada;

• (c) the address of the person’s principal residence;

• (d) a photograph depicting a frontal view of the person’s face; and

• (e) the person’s occupation.

(3) A licensee may issue an authorization to enter a protected area to a person without preparing an identification report if

• (a) the person provides the licensee with documentary proof of the person’s name and address; and

• (b) the authorization is issued subject to the condition that the person must be escorted within the protected area at all times by a person who has the recorded authorization of the licensee to enter that area and for whom the licensee has prepared an identification report.

(4) No licensee shall permit a person who has an authorization issued under subsection (3) to enter or remain in the protected area unless the person is escorted at all times by a person who has the recorded authorization of the licensee to enter that area and for whom the licensee has prepared an identification report.

(5) A licensee shall issue an authorization to enter a protected area subject to any terms and conditions that are necessary to ensure the security of the area.

(6) Every licensee shall give to a person who has sought an authorization to enter a protected area, on the person’s request, a copy of any information or documents referred to in subsection (2) that the licensee possesses.