The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002

Packages approved under IAEA 1973

11.—(1) This regulation has effect in relation to packagings that have been manufactured to a package design approved by a competent authority in accordance with IAEA 1973.

(2) Such packagings of which the construction began before the 1^st January 1996 may continue to be used for the transport of radioactive material if, in relation to that packaging—

(a) the package design has received multilateral approval;

(b) all the applicable requirements of the quality assurance programme set out in regulation 18 (quality and compliance assurance programmes etc) are met;

(c) the activity limits and material restrictions contained in Part V (activity limits and material restrictions) are fulfilled.

(3) For the purposes of—

(a) paragraph (1), an approval certificate that a package design meets the requirements of IAEA 1973 shall be in the form issued by a competent authority certifying that the design meets the requirements of IAEA 1973, irrespective of any period of limitation on the certificate, and

(b) paragraph (2)(a), an approval certificate that a package design meets the requirements of IAEA 1973 shall be in the form issued by the Secretary of State certifying that the design meets the requirements of IAEA 1973.

(4) If any changes are made to the design of a packaging or in the nature or quantity of the authorised radioactive contents of a packaging that, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, would significantly affect safety, those changes must meet all the requirements of these Regulations.

(5) Before use, the packaging must be marked with a serial number in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 6.