{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1993/section-1G",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1993/section-1G.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/12",
  "legislation_title": "Radioactive Substances Act 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1993",
  "path": "section/1G",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1G",
  "heading": "Contaminated substances or articles",
  "text": "(1) Subject to subsection (2), a substance or article is not radioactive material where—\n(a) it is contaminated, but has not been so contaminated with the intention of utilising its radioactive, fissile or fertile properties; and\n(b) in the absence of such contamination, the substance or article would not otherwise be radioactive material under this Act.\n(2) Subsection (1) only applies while the substance or article is kept on the premises on which the contamination occurred.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 1A-1H, 1J (with a reference to the \"Scottish Ministers\" in s. 1J) substituted for ss. 1, 2 (S.) (1.10.2011) by The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/207), regs. 1(1), 3; and those same sections (with a reference to the \"Department of Environment\" in s. 1J) substituted (N.I.) (1.10.2011) by The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/290), regs. 1, 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Ss. 1-24 repealed (S.) (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), reg. 1, sch. 7 para. 1 (with reg. 78, sch. 5 paras. 3, 4, 6 and transitional provisions and savings (25.11.2021) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1309), arts. 1(1), 3-5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/12/section/1G",
    "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."
}