{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/12",
  "legislation_title": "Radioactive Substances Act 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to radioactive substances with corrections and minor improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.\n[27th May 1993]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 paras. 2, 5-9, 11) (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2043), reg. 17 (with reg. 18(2)-(4), Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Act in so far as still in force for E.W. repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 para. 5) (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 72 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act (except ss. 1(5), 8(6), 11(1), 15 and 25): transfer of functions (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act: transfer of functions (E.W.S.) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 2(1)(e) (with ss. 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3Act modified (E.W.S.) (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 5(2)(5)(g) (with ss. 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 2.Act modified (E.W.S.) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 5(1)(3)(4)(5)(g) (with ss. 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3.Act modified (E.W.S.) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 33 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3.Act: power to modify conferred (E.W.S.) (21.9.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.2000 for E., 14.7.2000 for S. and 15.9.2001 for W.) by 1990 c. 43, s. 78YC(b) (as inserted (21.9.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.2000 for E., 14.7.2000 for S. and 15.9.2001 for W.) by 1995 c. 25, s. 57 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/1983, art. 3; S.I. 2000/340, art. 2(a); S.S.I. 2000/180, art. 2(1)(a); S.I. 2000/1986, art. 2; S.I. 2001/3211, art. 2(a) (with art. 3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act: power to modify conferred (17.9.1998) by S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19), art. 48; S.R. 1998/288, art. 2Act: power to modify conferred (prosp.) by S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19), arts. 1, 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act applied in part (temp.) (E.W.) (30.11.2006) (with effect in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by Radioactive Substances (Emergency Exemption) (England and Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3169), art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 27.8.1993 see s. 51(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "[A table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation will be found at the end of this Act. The table has no official status.]"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/12/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:35:14.428372+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}