Paragraph 14

In the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 M1, in regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), after the definition of “ionising radiation”, insert the following definition—

• ““Local Research Ethics Committee” means—

  1. (a)

     an ethics committee established or recognised in accordance with Part 2 of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004,

  2. (b)

     the Ethics Committee constituted by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under section 51(6) of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, or

  3. (c)

     any other committee established to advise on the ethics of research investigations in human beings, and recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, the National Assembly for Wales or Scottish Ministers;”.