Regulation 32 Exemption

(1)

The requirements of these Regulations do not apply to a person who holds only end products which are used for non-nuclear purposes and which incorporate qualifying nuclear material that is, in practice, irrecoverable.

(2)

The requirements of these Regulations do not apply to an operator of a qualifying nuclear facility, which—

(a)

is—

(i)

a primary or a secondary school, as defined in section 5(1) and (2) of the Education Act 1996^f1;

(ii)

a 16 to 19 Academy, as defined in section 1B of the Academies Act 2010^f2; or

(iii)

a sixth form college, as defined in section 91(3A) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f3; and

(b)

holds an amount equal to 0.01 effective kilograms or less of uranium or thorium where, in the case of uranium, the isotopes 235 and 233 comprise 1% or less of the total mass of uranium held.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1996 c. 56. Section 5 has been amended but in a manner which is not relevant to these Regulations.
f2: 2010 c. 32. Section 1B was inserted by Education Act 2011 (c.21) section 53(7).
f3: 1992 c. 13. Section 91(3A) was inserted by the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c.22) section 269(4), Schedule 8 paragraph 13(3).