Regulation 3 ApplicationI1
England, Wales and Scotland
These Regulations apply to the exposure of ionising radiation in England and Wales and Scotland—
to patients as part of their own medical diagnosis or treatment;
to individuals as part of health screening programmes;
to patients or other persons voluntarily participating in medical or biomedical, diagnostic or therapeutic, research programmes;
to carers and comforters;
to asymptomatic individuals;
Regulation 21 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 apply to the exposure of ionising radiation in Northern Ireland.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 3 renumbered as reg. 3(1) (6.2.2018) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/121), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
- F2
Word in reg. 3(1)(f) inserted (1.10.2024) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/896), regs. 1(2), 3(a)
- F3
Words in reg. 3(1)(f) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/896), regs. 1(2), 3(b)
- F4
Reg. 3(2) inserted (6.2.2018) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/121), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 3 in force at 6.2.2018, see reg. 1