# The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers and Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

S.I. 2010/2147 · made 23 August 2010

These Regulations amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3467) and the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1379) in relation to the modifications made to section 78A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) by those Regulations. The amendments made by these Regulations substitute a new definition of “substance” for the purposes of that section.

Made under: Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 78A, Section 78YC)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-contaminated-land-enabling-powers-and-modification-of-enactments-england-amendment-regulations-2010/pdf/uksi_20102147_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-contaminated-land-enabling-powers-and-modification-of-enactments-england-amendment-regulations-2010/pdf/uksiem_20102147_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Environmental Protection, England
Made 23rd August 2010
Laid before Parliament 2nd September 2010
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 78A(9) and 78YC of the Environmental Protection Act 1990:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers and Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
(2) Regulation 2 comes into force on 29th September 2010.
(3) Regulation 3 comes into force on 30th September 2010.

## 2 Amendments

(1) The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 are amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph 1(8)(b) of Schedule 1 (modification of Part 2A), substitute—
“(b) for the definition of “substance”, substitute—
““substance” means, whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour, any substance containing radionuclides which have resulted from the after-effects of a radiological emergency or have been processed as part of a past practice or past work activity;”.”.

## 3 Amendments

(1) The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (8)(d) of regulation 5 (section 78A (preliminary)), substitute—
“(d) for the definition of “substance”, substitute—
““substance” means, whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour, any substance containing radionuclides which have resulted from the after-effects of a radiological emergency or have been processed as part of a past practice or past work activity;”.”.

## 4 Revocation

(1) The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 are revoked as follows.
(2) In regulation 3(2), omit substituted regulation 5(8)(d) (definition of “substance”).

## Signature

Charles Hendry
Minister of State,
Department of Energy and Climate Change
23rd August 2010

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3467) and the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1379) in relation to the modifications made to section 78A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) by those Regulations. The amendments made by these Regulations substitute a new definition of “substance” for the purposes of that section.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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