3. In this schedule, “radioactive substances common rules” means the following rules—
(a)a radioactive substance must be managed in a manner which prevents the reckless or accidental dispersal of radionuclides and, in the case of a sealed source, which prevents any dispersal of radionuclides;
(b)a radioactive substance must be managed safely and securely to minimise the risk of—
(i)unauthorised or accidental use;
(ii)loss; and
(iii)theft;
(c)records of a radioactive substance must be kept—
(i)from receipt of a radioactive substance until at least 2 years after the date of its transfer or disposal;
(ii)which include, as a minimum, a description of each source, article or radioactive substance, the location where it is normally kept or used, details of any transfer, and details of any disposal;
(d)where practicable, a radioactive substance must be marked or labelled as radioactive but any labelling or marking must be removed before it is disposed of in normal refuse;
(e)SEPA must be promptly notified of a loss or theft (or suspected loss or theft) of radioactive substances where the total amount of radioactive substances lost or stolen (or suspected to have been lost or stolen) from the premises, together with the amount of other substances lost or stolen from the premises in the preceding 12 months, exceeds the value that is ten times the value for the relevant radionuclide in column 3 of Table 2;
(f)a radioactive substance must not be transferred to a person who is not legally entitled to manage it;
(g)a radioactive substance must be transferred or disposed of as soon as practicable after it becomes waste.