Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Part—

• “the HASS Directive” means Council Directive 2003/122/EURATOM^f1 on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources;

• “high-activity or similar source” means—

  1. (a)

     a high-activity source; or

  2. (b)

     such other sealed source which, in the opinion of the regulator, is of a similar level of potential hazard to a high-activity source;

• “high-activity source” has the same meaning as in the HASS Directive but excluding any such source once its activity level has fallen below the exemption levels specified in column 2 of Table A to Annex I to the Basic Safety Standards Directive;

• “orphan source” has the same meaning as in the HASS Directive; and

• “sealed source” has the same meaning as in the HASS Directive.