# The Shipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“activity” has the meaning given to it in Article 4(5) of the Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (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;
“competent authority” means—
(a) in England, the Environment Agency;
(b) in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
(c) in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(d) in Northern Ireland, the Chief Inspector;
(e) for sites licensed under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111178898/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-shipments-of-radioactive-substances-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-2
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