The Radioactive Substances (Modification of Enactments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Amendment of the Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

5.—(1) The Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)—

(2) in regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) at the appropriate place insert—

““the Directive” means Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from the exposure to ionising radiation and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom.”.

(3) in regulation 3 (duty of Chief Inspector to observe requirements of the Directive)—

(a) in paragraph 1(b)—

(i) for “Article 13” substitute “Article 12”; and

(ii) for “Article 6(4)” substitute “Article 5(c);

(b) in paragraph 2(a) after “source” omit “from which radioactive discharges are first made after 1^st May 2003”;

(c) in paragraph (3)—

(i) for sub-paragraph “(a)” substitute—

“(a) when estimating effective dose and equivalent dose—

(i) from external exposure, chapters 4 and 5 of the International Commission for Radiological Protection Publication 116(2); and

(ii) from internal exposure, chapter 1 of the International Commission for Radiological Protection Publication 119(3); and”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(aa) for “Article 45” substitute “Article 66”; and

(bb) after “Article 66” omit “; and” and substitute “.”; and

(iii) omit sub-paragraph (c).

(1)

S.R. 2003 No. 208

(2)

ICRP Publication 116

(3)

ICRP Publication 119