Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Application

2.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations shall apply to, and in relation to, the carriage of radioactive material.

(2) These Regulations shall not apply to, or in relation to, the carriage of radioactive material in the body of a person having been—

(a) surgically implanted therein in the form of a cardiac pacemaker, or other device; or

(b) administered to that person in the form of radiopharmaceuticals.

(3) Regulations 3 to 29, 34 to 38 and 40 shall not apply to, or in relation to, the carriage of radioactive material where—

(a) the carriage forms part of an international transport operation which is subject to any bilateral or multilateral special agreement made under the terms of article 4.3 of ADR to which the United Kingdom is a signatory and conforms with any conditions attached to the agreement concerned;

(b) the carriage forms part of an international transport operation within the meaning of COTIF and conforms in every respect with the provisions of RID; or

(c) the carriage forms part of an international transport operation which is subject to any bilateral or multilateral special agreement made under the terms of COTIF to which the United Kingdom is a signatory and conforms with any conditions attached to the agreement concerned.

(4) Regulations 4(a) and (d), 5 to 8, 10, 11, 12(1)(a), (2) and (3) and 13 to 16 shall not apply to or in relation to the carriage of any radioactive material where the carriage forms part of a transport operation which includes transport by road in Northern Ireland.