# The Radioactive Substances (Testing Instruments)(England and Wales) Exemption Order 2006, Article 5: Radioactive waste from a Class 1 source


(1) Articles 6, 7 and 8 apply to radioactive waste from a Class 1 source, as defined in paragraph (2).
(2) Radioactive waste from a Class 1 source means material which—
(a) immediately before it became radioactive waste, was a Class 1 source or part of such a source and in respect of which a person was exempt from registration under article 3 or 4; or
(b) is radioactive waste solely because it has been contaminated by contact with, or proximity to—
(i) material within sub-paragraph (a); or
(ii) other material which is radioactive waste because it has been so contaminated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1500/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-testing-instrumentsengland-and-wales-exemption-order-2006/article-5
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