Radioactive Substances Act 1993

10 Registration of mobile radioactive apparatus

(1) Any application for registration under this section shall be made to the chief inspector and—

(a) shall specify—

(i) the apparatus to which the application relates, and

(ii) the manner in which it is proposed to use the apparatus,

(b) shall contain such other information as may be prescribed, and

(c) shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(2) Where an application is made to the chief inspector for registration under this section in respect of any apparatus, the chief inspector may register the applicant in respect of that apparatus, either unconditionally or subject to such limitations or conditions as the chief inspector thinks fit, or may refuse the application.

(3) On any application being made the chief inspector shall, subject to directions under section 25, send a copy of the application to each local authority in whose area it appears to him the apparatus will be kept or will be used for releasing radioactive material into the environment.

(4) An application for registration under this section which is duly made to the chief inspector may be treated by the applicant as having been refused if it is not determined within the prescribed period for determinations or within such longer period as may be agreed with the applicant.

(5) On registering a person under this section in respect of any mobile radioactive apparatus, the chief inspector—

(a) shall furnish him with a certificate containing all material particulars of the registration, and

(b) shall, subject to directions under section 25, send a copy of the certificate to each local authority in whose area it appears to him the apparatus will be kept or will be used for releasing radioactive material into the environment.