# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 19

Extent: S

SEPA must refuse to grant an authorisation for a radioactive substances activity unless —
(a) the activity has been found to be justified within the meaning of the phrase “found to be justified” given in regulation 4(4) of the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 insofar as those regulations apply to the activity, or
(b) it is an existing class or type of practice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/8/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-8/paragraph-19
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