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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-modification-of-enactments-regulations-northern-ireland-2018/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2018/116",
  "legislation_title": "The Radioactive Substances (Modification of Enactments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-modification-of-enactments-regulations-northern-ireland-2018",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "text": "(1) The Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)—\n(2) in regulation 2 (interpretation)—\n(a) at the appropriate place insert—\n““the Directive” means Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from the exposure to ionising radiation and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom.”.\n(3) in regulation 3 (duty of Chief Inspector to observe requirements of the Directive)—\n(a) in paragraph 1(b)—\n(i) for “Article 13” substitute “Article 12”; and\n(ii) for “Article 6(4)” substitute “Article 5(c);\n(b) in paragraph 2(a) after “source” omit “from which radioactive discharges are first made after 1st May 2003”;\n(c) in paragraph (3)—\n(i) for sub-paragraph “(a)” substitute—\n“(a) when estimating effective dose and equivalent dose—\n(i) from external exposure, chapters 4 and 5 of the International Commission for Radiological Protection Publication 116; and\n(ii) from internal exposure, chapter 1 of the International Commission for Radiological Protection Publication 119; and”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)—\n(aa) for “Article 45” substitute “Article 66”; and\n(bb) after “Article 66” omit “; and” and substitute “.”; and\n(iii) omit sub-paragraph (c).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2003 No. 208"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "ICRP Publication 116"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "ICRP Publication 119"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2018/116/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:49:14.249427+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."
}