SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 Minor and consequential amendments

Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12)

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The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 shall be amended as follows.

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F3In section 16 (grant of authorisations)—

a

in subsection (4A)(a), for the words “relevant Minister” there shall be substituted the words “ Food Standards Agency ”;

b

in subsection (4A)(b), for the words “relevant Minister” and “that Minister” there shall be substituted respectively the words “ Food Standards Agency ” and “ that Agency ”; and

c

subsection (11) shall be omitted.

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F3In section 17 (revocation and variation of authorisations)—

a

in subsection (2A)(a), for the words “relevant Minister” there shall be substituted the words “ Food Standards Agency ”;

b

in subsection (2A)(b), for the words “relevant Minister” and “that Minister” there shall be substituted respectively the words “ Food Standards Agency ” and “ that Agency ”; and

c

subsection (5) shall be omitted.

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F3Sections 23(4A) and 24(4A) (certain functions exercisable jointly with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) shall be omitted.

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In section 25 (power of Secretary of State to restrict knowledge of applications etc)—

a

in subsection (3A), for the words “the relevant Minister” and “that Minister” there shall be substituted the words “ the Food Standards Agency ”; and

b

subsection (5) shall be omitted.

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F2Sections 26(5A) and 27(7A) (certain functions exercisable jointly with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) shall be omitted.