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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justification-of-practices-involving-ionising-radiation-regulations-2004/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1769",
  "legislation_title": "The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justification-of-practices-involving-ionising-radiation-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations, “the 2013 Directive” means Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (2A), expressions and words used in both these Regulations and the 2013 Directive have the same meaning for the purposes of these Regulations as they do in that Directive, whether or not they are defined in Article 4 of that Directive.\n(2A) When reading the 2013 Directive for the purposes of these Regulations, Article 4(43) (definition of inspection) is to be read as if, for the words “any competent authority”, there were substituted “the Justifying Authority”.\n(3) The following table shows other provisions defining expressions for the purposes of these Regulations—\n. . .\n. . .\ncontravention notice\nregulation 22(2)\nexisting class or type of practice\nregulation 5(1)\nfound to be justified\nregulation 4(4)\nimaging practice\nregulation 21A(2)\njustification decision\nregulations 4(3) and 14(1)\njustified\nregulation 4(2)\nJustifying Authority\nregulation 6\nnew class or type of practice\nregulations 4(1) and 20B\nNorthern Ireland\nregulation 6(4)(e)\nNorthern Ireland department\nregulation 6(4)(f)\nScotland\nregulation 6(4)(d)\nScottish Ministers\nregulation 6(4)(b)\ntransferred matter\nregulation 6(4)(c)\nWales\nregulation 6(4)(g).\nWelsh Ministers\nregulation 6(4)(h)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 3(1) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ionising Radiation (Environmental and Public Protection) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/24), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3(2) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Reg. 3(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Ionising Radiation (Environmental and Public Protection) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/24), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3(3) omitted (18.4.2018) by virtue of The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3 inserted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3 substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3 inserted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(d)"
    }
  ],
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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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