2010 No. 2145
Radioactive Substances, Northern Ireland
Environmental Protection, Northern Ireland
The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Made 23rd August 2010
Laid before Parliament 2nd September 2010
Coming into operation 30th September 2010

The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 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 is so designated by S.I. 1991/2289.
1972 c. 68.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section:

1 Citation and commencement
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 Amendment
1 The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended as follows.
S.R. (NI) 2006 No 345 as amended by S.I. 2007/3236.
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;”

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Charles Hendry Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change 23rd August 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(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.