Radioactive Substances Act 1993

1. Introductory Text

2. Preliminary

   1. 1. Meaning of “radioactive material”.

   2. 2. Meaning of “radioactive waste”.

   3. 3. Meaning of “mobile radioactive apparatus”.

3. Inspectors and chief inspector

   1. 4. Inspectors and chief inspector appointed by Secretary of State.

   2. 5. Appointment of inspectors by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

4. Registration relating to use of radioactive material and mobile radioactive apparatus

   1. 6. Prohibition of use of radioactive material without registration.

   2. 7. Registration of users of radioactive material.

   3. 8. Exemptions from registration under s. 7.

   4. 9. Prohibition of use of mobile radioactive apparatus without registration.

   5. 10. Registration of mobile radioactive apparatus.

   6. 11. Exemptions from registration under s. 10.

   7. 12. Cancellation and variation of registration.

5. Authorisation of disposal and accumulation of radioactive waste

   1. 13. Disposal of radioactive waste.

   2. 14. Accumulation of radioactive waste.

   3. 15. Further exemptions from ss. 13 and 14.

   4. 16. Grant of authorisations.

   5. 17. Revocation and variation of authorisations.

   6. 18. Functions of public and local authorities in relation to authorisations under s. 13.

6. Further obligations relating to registration or authorisation

   1. 19. Duty to display documents.

   2. 20. Retention and production of site or disposal records.

7. Enforcement notices and prohibition notices

   1. 21. Enforcement notices.

   2. 22. Prohibition notices.

8. Powers of Secretary of State in relation to applications etc.

   1. 23. Power of Secretary of State to give directions to chief inspector.

   2. 24. Power of Secretary of State to require certain applications to be determined by him.

   3. 25. Power of Secretary of State to restrict knowledge of applications etc.

9. Appeals

   1. 26. Registrations, authorisations and notices: appeals from decisions of chief inspector.

   2. 27. Procedure on appeals under s. 26.

   3. 28. Representations in relation to authorisations and notices where appropriate Minister is concerned.

10. Further powers of Secretary of State in relation to radioactive waste

    1. 29. Provision of facilities for disposal or accumulation of radioactive waste.

    2. 30. Power of Secretary of State to dispose of radioactive waste.

11. Rights of entry

    1. 31. Rights of entry and inspection.

12. Offences

    1. 32. Offences relating to registration or authorisation.

    2. 33. Offences relating to ss. 19 and 20.

    3. 34. Disclosure of trade secrets.

    4. 35. Obstruction.

    5. 36. Offences by bodies corporate.

    6. 37. Offence due to another’s fault.

    7. 38. Restriction on prosecutions.

13. Public access to documents and records

    1. 39. Public access to documents and records.

14. Operation of other statutory provisions

    1. 40. Radioactivity to be disregarded for purposes of certain statutory provisions.

15. General

    1. 41. Service of documents.

    2. 42. Application of Act to Crown.

    3. 43. Fees and charges.

    4. 44. Regulations and orders: Great Britain.

    5. 45. Regulations and orders: Northern Ireland.

    6. 46. Effect of Act on other rights and duties.

    7. 47. General interpretation provisions.

    8. 48. Index of defined expressions.

    9. 49. Consequential amendments and transitional and transitory provisions.

    10. 50. Repeals.

    11. 51. Short title, commencement and extent.

16. 1. Schedule 1

       Specified elements.

    2. Schedule 2

       Exercise of rights of entry and inspection.

    3. Schedule 3

       Enactments, other than local enactments, to which s. 40 applies.

       1. Part I England and Wales.

       2. Part II Scotland.

       3. Part III Northern Ireland.

    4. Schedule 4

       Consequential amendments.

    5. Schedule 5

       Transitional and transitory provisions.

       1. Part I General transitional provisions and savings.

       2. Part II Transitory modifications of Schedule 3.

    6. Schedule 6

       Repeals and revocations.

       1. Part I Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

       2. Part II Repeals in Radioactive Substances Act 1948 extending to Northern Ireland.

       3. Part III Northern Ireland legislation.

       4. Part IV Subordinate legislation.