Paragraph 2 Imports into the United KingdomI1

Where radioactive waste or spent fuel is to be imported into the United Kingdom from another country, the consignee must submit an application for authorisation to the competent authority.

The application may be sent in respect of more than one shipment, where the conditions set out in regulation 5(1) are met.

The application must include evidence that the consignee has made an arrangement with the holder in the country of origin, and which has been accepted by the competent authority of that country, obliging that holder to take back the radioactive waste or spent fuel where a shipment cannot be completed in accordance with these Regulations.

If all the relevant requirements of these Regulations are satisfied, the competent authority may authorise the consignee to carry out the shipment and must inform the competent authority in the country of origin and of any country of transit accordingly.

When a person receiving a shipment from outside the United Kingdom notifies the competent authority of its receipt under regulation 7(1), the competent authority must send copies of the acknowledgement to the competent authority of the country of origin and of any country of transit.