# Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991 1991 c. 27 · enacted 27 June 1991 · revised to 1 April 2014 An Act to make new provision with respect to the transport of radioactive material by road; to repeal section 5(2) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1948; and for connected purposes. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-material-road-transport-act-1991/pdf/ukpga_19910027_en.pdf ## Introductory text [27 June 1991] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Preliminary. (1) In this subsection (which applies for the purposes of section E5 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998) “radioactive material” means any material having a specific activity in excess of— (a) 70 kilobecquerels per kilogram; or (b) such lesser specific activity as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State; and the power to make an order under this subsection shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Prohibitions and directions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Enforcement notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Powers of entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Offences and penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Short title, repeals, commencement and extent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Repeals ... ... ... --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/27 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-material-road-transport-act-1991 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.