New regulation 23A (inspections)
19. After regulation 23 insert—
“Inspections
23A.—(1) The Justifying Authority must, for the purpose of monitoring whether a person has committed a relevant breach or has failed to comply with any of the requirements in an approval granted under regulation 21E, establish an inspection programme taking into account—
(a)the potential magnitude and nature of the hazard associated with practices;
(b)a general assessment of radiation protection issues in the practices;
(c)the state of compliance with these Regulations.
(2) The Justifying Authority must ensure that the findings from each inspection carried out under the inspection programme are recorded and communicated to the person concerned. If findings are related to an outside worker or workers, where appropriate, the Justifying Authority must also ensure that the findings are communicated to the employer.”