The Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2021

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974;

“the 2013 Act” means the Energy Act 2013;

“the 2012 Asbestos Regulations” means the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012(1);

“the 2013 Biocidal Products and Chemicals Regulations” mean the Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013(2);

“the 2014 GMO Regulations” means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2014(3);

“the 2017 Regulations” means the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017(4);

“employment medical adviser” means an employment medical adviser appointed under section 56(1) of the 1974 Act(5);

“the ONR” means the Office for Nuclear Regulation(6);

“original approval” and “original type approval” do not include an amendment of an approval; and

“working days” does not include weekends or public holidays.

(2) A reference to “approval” in these Regulations includes the amendment of an approval, and a reference to “amendment of an approval” includes the issue of a new approval replacing the original and incorporating one or more amendment.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to the renewal of an approval, explosives certificate or licence (each referred to in this paragraph as an “authorisation”) means the granting of the authorisation concerned to follow a previous authorisation of the same kind without any amendment or gap in time.

(1)

S.I. 2012/632. This instrument was amended by S.I. 2014/469. Other amending instruments have been made, but none are relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 2013/1506. There are amendments to this instrument, but none are relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 2014/1663. There are amendments to this instrument, but none are relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

S.I. 2017/1075. There are amendments to this instrument, but none are relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

Section 56 has been amended, but the amendment is not relevant to these Regulations.

(6)

The Office for Nuclear Regulation was established by section 77 of the Energy Act 2013.