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Regulation 3 Approved Document

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(1)

The Health and Safety Commission shall approve and publish for the purposes of these Regulations a document entitled “Approved Requirements for the Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail” which shall contain—

(a)

in Part I, the requirements for packages and packagings;

(b)

in Part II, the test procedures for radioactive material and packages;

(c)

in Part III, the information requirements concerning the preparation of radioactive material;

(d)

in Part IV, the requirements for tanks; and

(e)

explanatory notes and other material requisite for the use of the document.

(2)

The Health and Safety Commission may approve a revision of the Approved Document and, when it does so, the Commission shall within 3 months of the date of that approval publish, in such manner as it considers appropriate, a notice specifying the revision, the date on which it was approved and the date on which it takes effect, which last-mentioned date shall be not less than 6 months after the date of the approval of the revision.