# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this schedule—
“contaminated materials activity” means a radioactive substances activity involving radioactive material where—
(a) the material is contaminated, but not with the intention of utilising its radioactive, fissile or fertile properties; and
(b) in the absence of such contamination, the substance or article would not be radioactive material; and
(c) the radioactive material is kept on the premises on which the contamination occurred;
“concluded” means for the purposes of paragraph 3, in relation to an application, that—
(a) the application has been granted, refused or withdrawn; and
(b) the period allowed for appeals has passed or an appeal has been determined or withdrawn;
“concluded” means for the purposes of paragraph 4, in relation to an application, that—
(a) the application has been granted or withdrawn; or
(b) the application has been refused and the period allowed for appeals has passed or, where an appeal has been made during that period, the appeal has been determined or withdrawn;
“Exemption Order” means the Radioactive Substances Exemption (Scotland) Order 2011;
“existing licence” means—
(a) a registration made under section 7 or 10 of the 1993 Act; or
(b) an authorisation granted under section 13 or 14 of the 1993 Act,
before the relevant date;
“new activity” means an activity being carried on immediately before the relevant date which is—
(a) a regulated activity;
(b) an activity which the person would have been able to lawfully carry on immediately before the relevant date without an existing licence; and
(c) not—
(i) authorised by means only of being carried on in compliance with the general binding rules specified for the activity; or
(ii) a contaminated materials activity;
“relevant date” means the date these Regulations come into force in accordance with regulation 1;
“1993 Act” means the Radioactive Substances Act 1993;
“6 months date” means the date falling after a period of 6 months from the relevant date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2018/9780111039014/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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