1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Radioactive Substances (Substances of Low Activity) Exemption Order 1986 and shall come into operation on 14th July 1986.
(2) This order applies to England, Wales and Scotland.
(3) In this order—
“the Act” means
“activity”, expressed in becquerels, means
“closed source” means
“decay products” means
“half life” means
(4) In determining the activity of any solid radioactive material or waste for the purposes of article 2 or 3(a) of this order there shall be disregarded the activity of any element specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this order to the extent that the activity of any such element does not exceed the activity per gram mentioned opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule.