Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “activity” has the meaning given to it in Article 4(5) of the Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom^f1 (the “Basic Safety Standards Directive 2013”);

• “Chief Inspector” means the Chief Inspector for Northern Ireland appointed under section 4(7) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993^f2;

• “competent authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in England, the Environment Agency;

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;

  3. (c)

     in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

  4. (d)

     in Northern Ireland, the Chief Inspector;

  5. (e)

     for sites licensed under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965^f3, the Office for Nuclear Regulation;

• “consignee” means any person to whom a shipment is or is to be made;

• “holder” means any person who, immediately before a shipment is carried out, has the legal responsibility under the applicable national law for the sealed sources to be contained in the shipment;

• “sealed source” has the meaning given to it in Article 4(90) of the Basic Safety Standards Directive 2013; and

• “shipment” means the transport from the place of origin to the place of destination, including loading and unloading, of sealed sources.