Paragraph 1 Applications

When a competent authority receives an application to import radioactive waste or spent fuel into the United Kingdom, it must act in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Schedule.

When a competent authority receives an application for the transit of radioactive waste or spent fuel through the United Kingdom, it must act in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Schedule.

When a competent authority receives an application to export radioactive waste or spent fuel out of the United Kingdom, it must act in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Schedule.

In the case of an application for an authorisation that relates to a shipment to or from a site licensed under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965^f1 the competent authority must not grant authorisation unless it has first consulted the Office for Nuclear Regulation.