Regulation 2A Meaning of contaminated landF1

“Contaminated land” is land which the Chief Inspector has identified as being in such a condition by reason of substances in, on or under the land that lasting exposure to any person—

Except where paragraph (4) applies, in paragraph (1), lasting exposure to any person is likely to be caused when, having regard to any uncertainties, the potential annual effective dose from any lasting exposure multiplied by the probability of the dose being received is greater than 3 millisieverts.

Paragraph (2) only applies where—

This paragraph applies where the conditions in either sub–paragraph (a) or sub–paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) do not apply, in which case lasting exposure to any person is likely to be caused where the Chief Inspector considers that there is a likelihood of lasting exposure being caused.

In this regulation, “potential annual effective dose” and “potential annual dose equivalent” refer to doses that are not certain to occur.