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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-5/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2018/219",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this schedule—\n“contaminated materials activity” means a radioactive substances activity involving radioactive material where—\n(a)the material is contaminated, but not with the intention of utilising its radioactive, fissile or fertile properties; and\n(b)in the absence of such contamination, the substance or article would not be radioactive material; and\n(c)the radioactive material is kept on the premises on which the contamination occurred;\n“concluded” means for the purposes of paragraph 3, in relation to an application, that—\n(a)the application has been granted, refused or withdrawn; and\n(b)the period allowed for appeals has passed or an appeal has been determined or withdrawn;\n“concluded” means for the purposes of paragraph 4, in relation to an application, that—\n(a)the application has been granted or withdrawn; or\n(b)the application has been refused and the period allowed for appeals has passed or, where an appeal has been made during that period, the appeal has been determined or withdrawn;\n“Exemption Order” means the Radioactive Substances Exemption (Scotland) Order 2011 ;\n“existing licence” means—\n(a)a registration made under section 7 or 10 of the 1993 Act; or\n(b)an authorisation granted under section 13 or 14 of the 1993 Act,\nbefore the relevant date;\n“new activity” means an activity being carried on immediately before the relevant date which is—\n(a)a regulated activity;\n(b)an activity which the person would have been able to lawfully carry on immediately before the relevant date without an existing licence; and\n(c)not—\n(i)authorised by means only of being carried on in compliance with the general binding rules specified for the activity; or\n(ii)a contaminated materials activity;\n“relevant date” means the date these Regulations come into force in accordance with regulation 1;\n“1993 Act” means the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 ;\n“6 months date” means the date falling after a period of 6 months from the relevant date.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2011/147."
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1993 c.12."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/5/paragraph/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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