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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radiation-emergency-preparedness-and-public-information-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/703",
  "legislation_title": "The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radiation-emergency-preparedness-and-public-information-regulations-2019",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The assessment must assess the consequences of suitable and sufficient source terms by distance and by exposure pathway, and the distances to which protective action would be required based on the United Kingdom's Emergency Reference Levels, published by the UK Health Security Agency .",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 8 substituted (1.11.2021) by The Radiation Emergency and Consultation Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1110), regs. 1(1), 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiation-emergency-reference-levels or in hard copy from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. The functions of the National Radiological Protection Board were transferred to the Health Protection Agency by section 3 of the Health Protection Act 2004 (c. 17). The Health Protection Agency was abolished by section 56 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) and its functions are now exercised by Public Health England."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 22.5.2019, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/703/schedule/3/paragraph/8",
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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."
}