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The Radioactive Substances Exemption (Northern Ireland) Order 2011

S.R. 2011/289 · Made 26 July 2011 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Atomic Energy And Radioactive Substances

Made 26th July 2011

Coming into operation 1st October 2011

The Department of the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 8(6), 8(7), 8(8), 11, 15(2) and 15(3) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993f1 makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1993 c.12

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Interpretation: NORM
  5. 4Tables of radionuclides and descriptions of radioactive material and radioactive waste
  6. Part 2: Exemption from registration under section 7 and authorisation under section 14
  7. 5Exemption from registration under section 7
  8. 6Exemption from authorisation under section 14
  9. 7Radioactive substances exempted under articles 5 and 6
  10. 8Conditions in respect of the total quantity or concentration of radioactive substances on any premises
  11. 9Exemption from authorisation under section 14 for NORM waste
  12. Part 3: Exemption from registration under section 10
  13. 10Exemption from registration under section 10
  14. Part 4: Exemption from authorisation under section 13: solid radioactive waste
  15. 11Exemption from authorisation under section 13: solid radioactive waste
  16. 12Solid radioactive waste
  17. 13Conditions in respect of solid radioactive waste
  18. Part 5: Exemption from authorisation under section 13: aqueous radioactive waste
  19. 14Exemption from authorisation under section 13: aqueous radioactive waste in Table 3
  20. 15Exemption from authorisation under section 13: other aqueous radioactive waste
  21. 16Conditions in respect of aqueous radioactive waste in article 15
  22. Part 6: Exemption from authorisation under section 13: gaseous radioactive waste
  23. 17Exemption from authorisation under section 13: gaseous radioactive waste
  24. 18Conditions in respect of gaseous radioactive waste
  25. Part 7: Exemption from authorisation under section 13: NORM waste
  26. 19Exemption from authorisation under section 13 for NORM waste
  27. 20Conditions in respect of NORM waste
  28. 19AExemption for disposing of gaseous NORM waste from oil and gas production
  29. Part 8: Transitional Provisions
  30. 21Previously exempt activity in relation to keeping or using radioactive material
  31. 22Previously exempt activity in relation to mobile radioactive apparatus
  32. 23Previously excluded activity in relation to disposal of radioactive waste
  33. 24Previously excluded activity in relation to accumulation of radioactive waste
  34. Part 9: Revocations and savings
  35. 25Revocations
  36. 26Savings
  37. Signature
  38. Schedule 1Tables of radionuclides and descriptions of radioactive material and radioactive waste
  39. Schedule 2: Relevant standard conditions under Parts 2 and 3 of this Order
  40. 1Introduction
  41. 2Relevant standard conditions
  42. 3General conditions
  43. 4Loss or theft conditions
  44. 5Loss or theft conditions: mobile radioactive apparatus
  45. 6Condition to dispose of accumulated waste
  46. Schedule 3Revocations
  47. Explanatory note