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Radioactive Substances Act 1993
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· 1993-05-27
2023-12-20
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2021-11-25
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2018-09-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2018-06-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2018-01-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2017-01-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2012-04-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2011-10-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2011-04-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2011-03-29
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2010-04-06
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2010-04-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2009-10-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2007-05-25
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
2007-04-01
Radioactive Substances Act 1993
Changes on 2007-04-01
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@
- “*disposal*”, in relation to waste, includes its removal, deposit, destruction, discharge (whether into water or into the air or into a sewer or drain or otherwise) or burial (whether underground or otherwise) and “*dispose of*” shall be construed accordingly,
- “the HASS Directive” means Council Directive 2003/122/EURATOM on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources;
- “the HASS Directive ” means Council Directive 2003/122/EURATOM on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources;
- “high-activity source” has the same meaning as it has in the HASS Directive but excluding any such source once its activity level has fallen below the exemption levels specified in column 2 of Table A to Annex I to Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation,
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@
- “*nuclear site licence*”, “*licensee*” and “*period of responsibility*” have the same meaning as in the Nuclear Installations Act 1965,
- “orphan source” has the same meaning as it has in the HASS Directive,
- “orphan source” has the same meaning as it has in the HASS Directive ,
- “*premises*” includes any land, whether covered by buildings or not, including any place underground and any land covered by water,
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@
- “*public or local authority*”, in relation to England and Wales, includes a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker,
- “*relevant water body*” means—in England and Wales, . . ., a water undertaker, a sewerage undertaker or a local fisheries committee,in Scotland, . . ., a district salmon fishery board established under section 14 of the Salmon Act 1986 or Scottish Water, andin Northern Ireland, the Fisheries Conservation Board for Northern Ireland,
- “*relevant water body*” means—in England and Wales, . . ., a water undertaker, a sewerage undertaker or a local fisheries committee,in Scotland, . . ., a district salmon fishery board established under section 14 of the Salmon Act 1986 or Scottish Water, andin Northern Ireland, the Fisheries Conservation Board for Northern Ireland, or a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
- “ *SEPA* ” means the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
@@ -1510,11 +1510,11 @@
##### 22
Articles 5, 7, 9, 14, 16 and 30 of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
Articles 5, 7, 9 7A , 14, 16 and 30 of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
##### 23
Article 34 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973.
Articles 112, 168 and 170(5) and Chapter III of Part VI of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
##### 24
@@ -1716,9 +1716,9 @@
## Part IV — Subordinate legislation
#### Meaning of “radioactive material”.
#### Exemptions from registration under s. 7.
#### Meaning of “radioactive waste”.
#### Prohibition of use of mobile radioactive apparatus without registration.
#### Grant of authorisations.
@@ -2174,8 +2174,6 @@
[^c1539850]: Sch. 3 para. 22 substituted (24.8.2001) by [S.I. 1999/662 (N.I. 6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1999/662), [art. 63(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1999/662/article/63/1), [Sch. 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1999/662/schedule/7); [S.R. 2001/283](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/283), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/283/article/2)
[^c427101]: [S.I. 1973/70 (N.I. 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/70).
[^c427102]: [S.I. 1981/158 (N.I. 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/158).
[^c427103]: S.R. (N.I.) 1981/252.
@@ -2290,6 +2288,12 @@
[^key-78b8984f9a93f0b607fdce6d0ea41b2c]: Act applied in part (temp.) (E.W.) (30.11.2006) (with effect in accordance with art. 1(1) of the commencing S.I.) by [Radioactive Substances (Emergency Exemption) (England and Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3169)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3169), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3169/article/2)
[^key-cd91ee1447576ac620df0bdfe8f3287d]: Words in s. 47(1) added (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 25.5.2007 in so far as not already in force) by [The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/1/2), [Sch. 12 para. 32(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/schedule/12/paragraph/32/1) (with [arts. 8(8)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/8/8), [121(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/121/3), [307](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/307)); [S.R. 2007/194](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/article/2/2), [Sch. Pt. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/schedule/part/2) (with [Sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/schedule/2)); [S.R. 2007/282](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282/article/2/2), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282/schedule)
[^key-35a38fb476eebe77e182116975a37de5]: Word in Sch. 3 para. 22 substituted (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 25.5.2007 in so far as not already in force) by [The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/1/2), [Sch. 12 para. 32(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/schedule/12/paragraph/32/2) (with [arts. 8(8)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/8/8), [121(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/121/3), [307](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/307)); [S.R. 2007/194](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/article/2/2), [Sch. Pt. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/schedule/part/2) (with [Sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/schedule/2)); [S.R. 2007/282](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282/article/2/2), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282/schedule)
[^key-9d9aa6531a4082c031837fbbdbbb54c8]: Sch. 3 para. 23 substituted (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 25.5.2007 in so far as not already in force) by [The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/1/2), [Sch. 12 para. 32(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/schedule/12/paragraph/32/3) (with [arts. 8(8)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/8/8), [121(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/121/3), [307](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/307)); [S.R. 2007/194](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/article/2/2), [Sch. Pt. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/schedule/part/2) (with [Sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/194/schedule/2)); [S.R. 2007/282](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282/article/2/2), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/282/schedule)
#### Consequential amendments and transitional and transitory provisions.
Note: Except as provided in Part II of this Schedule, the repeal of the Radioactive Substances Act 1948 does not extend to Northern Ireland.
@@ -2412,9 +2416,9 @@
*Notes:*
#### Revocation and variation of authorisations.
#### Functions of public and local authorities in relation to authorisations under s. 13.
#### Review of authorisations
#### Duty to display documents.
#### Retention and production of site or disposal records.
@@ -2426,9 +2430,9 @@
#### Power of Secretary of State to restrict knowledge of applications etc.
#### Registrations, authorisations and notices: appeals from decisions of appropriate Agency.
#### Provision of facilities for disposal or accumulation of radioactive waste.
#### Procedure on appeals unders. 26.
#### Power of Secretary of State to dispose of radioactive waste.
##### 30A
@@ -2456,9 +2460,9 @@
- (6) In the application of this section to Northern Ireland a reference to the appropriate Agency must be taken to be a reference to the chief inspector.
#### Offences relating to ss. 19 and 20.
#### Obstruction.
#### Disclosure of trade secrets.
#### Offences by bodies corporate.
#### Index of defined expressions.
@@ -2467,3 +2471,11 @@
Note: These repeals extend to Northern Ireland only.
*Notes:*
#### Index of defined expressions.
Note: Except as provided in Part II of this Schedule, the repeal of the Radioactive Substances Act 1948 does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Note: These repeals extend to Northern Ireland only.
*Notes:*
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