{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/export-of-radioactive-sources-control-order-2006/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/export-of-radioactive-sources-control-order-2006/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1846",
  "legislation_title": "The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/export-of-radioactive-sources-control-order-2006",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Licences",
  "text": "(1) A licence granted by the Secretary of State under this Order, may be—\n(a) either general or granted to a particular person;\n(b) limited so as to expire on a specified date unless renewed, and\n(c) subject to, or without, conditions and any condition may require any act or omission before or after the doing of the act authorised under that licence.\n(2) The Secretary of State may by notice—\n(a) amend, suspend or revoke a licence granted under this Order;\n(b) suspend or revoke a general licence granted under this Order as it applies to a particular licence user.\n(2A) A notice by the Secretary of State under paragraph (2) shall not take effect until—\n(a) in the case of a notice affecting all users of a general licence, it has been published in a manner appearing to the Secretary of State to be suitable for securing that the notice is seen by persons likely to be affected by it;\n(b) in any other case, it has been served on the holder of the licence or on the licence user affected.\n(3) For the purposes of article 3(2) of this Order, the exportation of a controlled radioactive source ... shall be regarded as being under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State to, or for the benefit of, a particular person only if—\n(a) he is the person on whose behalf the exportation declaration is made; and\n(b) he is established in the United Kingdom and either—\n(i) he is the owner of the controlled radioactive source or has a similar right of disposal over it; or\n(ii) if no person who is the owner of the controlled radioactive source or has a similar right of disposal over it, is established in the United Kingdom,\n(aa) he is a party to one or more contracts under which ownership of it or a similar right of disposal over it has passed to a person not established in the United Kingdom; and\n(bb) the controlled radioactive source is to be, is being or has been exported ...pursuant to that contract or contracts.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 5(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2009) by The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/585), art. 1, Sch. para. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 5(2)(2A) substituted for art. 5(2) (6.4.2009) by The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/585), art. 1, Sch. para. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 5(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/137), regs. 1, 3(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 5(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/137), regs. 1, 3(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 5(3)(b)(ii)(bb) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/137), regs. 1, 3(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1846/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:26:03.569501+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}