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Radioactive Substances Exemption (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 (S.R. No. 289 of 2011).

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of law
Regulation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Order revokes and replaces a series of exemption orders made under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 and its predecessor (the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 in order to rationalize the current system of exemptions and align this more closely with the structure and terminology used in the Basic Safety Standards Directive. Particular provision is made in relation to the disposal of various kinds of radioactive waste, whether from natural sources or contamination.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/uk106780.pdf
Web site
http://www.opsi.gov.uk
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Radioactive Substances (Modification of Enactments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. No. 116 of 2018).
Implements
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 ionizing radiation.
Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12).