# The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1322) (“the 2017 Regulations”). These Regulations are being issued free of charge to those who purchased the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.1 2018/121) (“the 2018 Regulations”). The 2018 Regulations made amendments to the 2017 Regulations which re-numbered regulation 3 but failed to update all cross references to regulation 3. These regulations correct that defect.
Amendments in these Regulations include:
amending a number of definitions within the 2017 Regulations including expanding the meaning of ‘equipment’ to include any software which directly assists the operator in carrying out a clinical evaluation;
inserting a new regulation 6A (Employer’s duties: co-operation between employers) which obliges employers to co-operate with each other by exchanging information, or otherwise;
amending regulation 12 (Optimisation) of the 2017 Regulations to add a further factor which operators must have regard to when ensuring that each dose of ionising radiation is as low as reasonably practicable and consistent with the intended diagnostic or therapeutic purpose;
increasing the fees charged to employers for licence applications set out in Table 1 of Schedule 1 (Licensing) to the 2017 regulations;
amending the training requirements for practitioners and operators set out in table 2 of Schedule 3 (Adequate Training) the 2017 Regulations; and
a number of other technical and/or minor amendments.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary sector or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/896/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ionising-radiation-medical-exposure-amendment-regulations-2024/note
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