Statutory Instruments
Radioactive Substances, Northern Ireland
Environmental Protection, Northern Ireland
Made
23rd August 2010
Laid before Parliament
2nd September 2010
Coming into operation
30th September 2010
The Secretary of State has been designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to basic safety standards for health protection of the general public and workers against the dangers of ionising radiation.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into operation on 30th September 2010.
2.—(1) The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2) of regulation 2 for the definition of “substance” substitute—
““substance” means, whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour, any substance containing radionuclides which have resulted from the after-effects of a radiological emergency or have been processed as part of a past practice or past work activity;”.
Charles Hendry
Minister of State,
Department of Energy and Climate Change
23rd August 2010
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. (NI) 2006 No 345). The amendments made by these Regulations substitute a new definition of “substance” for the purposes of the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
The Secretary of State is so designated by S.I. 1991/2289.
S.R. (NI) 2006 No 345 as amended by S.I. 2007/3236.