Nuclear Security Regulations

31 (1) No licensee shall authorize a person to act as a nuclear security guard at a nuclear facility referred to in paragraph 2(b) without the written consent of the Commission.

(2) An application to the Commission for its consent to the authorization of a person to act as a nuclear security guard shall be signed by the licensee concerned and shall contain the following information and documents concerning the person in respect of whom the consent is sought:

• (a) the information and documents referred to in subsection 17(2);

• (b) Personnel Security Assessment for Level I and II form TBS/SCT 330-279, as amended from time to time, completed and signed by the person;

• (c) Personnel Screening Request and Authorization form TBS/SCT 330-23, as amended from time to time, completed and signed by the person;

• (d) a record emanating from the Canadian Police Information Centre, showing the results of the Centre's criminal record name check on the person;

• (e) documentary proof that the person is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and

• (f) a medical certificate, signed by a doctor who is licensed to practise medicine in the province where the person will be assigned, certifying that the person is mentally and physically able to perform the tasks that are likely to be assigned by the licensee.

(3) The Commission shall give its consent to the licensee and the person after receiving an application referred to in subsection (2) if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the authorization of the person will not give rise to a risk to the security of the nuclear facility.

(4) The Commission shall give its consent subject to any terms and conditions that are necessary to minimize the risk to the security of the nuclear facility.

(5) Every licensee shall give to a person in respect of whom a consent has been sought, on the person's request, a copy of any information and documents referred to in subsection (2) that the licensee possesses.