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The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019

S.I. 2019/703 · Made 26 March 2019 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Health And Safety

Made 26th March 2019

Laid before Parliament 27th March 2019

Coming into force 22nd May 2019

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1) and (1B), (2), (3)(a), (4), (5), 18(2)(za), and 43(2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 6, 8(1), 11, 13(2), 14, 15, 16, and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 M1 (“the 1974 Act”).

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations independently of any proposals made by the Health and Safety Executive, as provided by section 50(1)(b) of the 1974 Act having consulted, in accordance with section 50(1AA) M2 of that Act, the Executive, the Office for Nuclear Regulation and such other persons as appeared to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1974 c. 37. Section 15(1) was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) and amended by S.I. 2002/794. Section 15(1B) was inserted by, and (2) and (3)(c) amended by, paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32). Section 15(4)(a) was amended by S.I. 2008/960. Section 18(2)(za) was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013. Section 43(6) was substituted by paragraph 12 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 and amended by S.I. 2002/794.

M2

Section 50 was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 and article 16 of S.I. 2008/960.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Application
  4. 4Hazard evaluation
  5. 5Consequence assessment
  6. 6Review of hazard evaluation and consequence assessment
  7. 7Consequences report
  8. 8Detailed emergency planning zone
  9. 9Outline planning zone
  10. 10Operator's emergency plan
  11. 11Local authority's off-site emergency plan
  12. 12Reviewing and testing of emergency plans
  13. 13Co-operation: operator and local authority
  14. 14Co-operation between local authorities
  15. 15Consultation and co-operation: employers
  16. 16Charge for preparation, review and testing of emergency plans
  17. 17Implementation of emergency plans
  18. 18Emergency exposures: employees
  19. 19Disapplication of dose limits
  20. 20Reference levels
  21. 21Prior information to the public
  22. 22Duty of local authority to supply information to the public in the event of an emergency
  23. 23Retention of information
  24. 24Radiation protection adviser
  25. 25Modifications relating to the Ministry of Defence etc
  26. 26Disclosure of information
  27. 27Revocation
  28. 28Transitional and savings provisions
  29. 29Consequential amendments
  30. 30Review
  31. Signature
  32. Schedule 1
  33. 1Table of radionuclides
  34. Part 2: Quantity ratios for more than one radionuclide
  35. Paragraph
  36. Schedule 2
  37. Paragraph
  38. Schedule 3
  39. 1Paragraph 1
  40. 2Paragraph 2
  41. 3Paragraph 3
  42. 4Paragraph 4
  43. 5Paragraph 5
  44. 6Paragraph 6
  45. 7Paragraph 7
  46. 8Paragraph 8
  47. 8AParagraph 8A
  48. 9Paragraph 9
  49. Schedule 4: Particulars to be included in a consequences report
  50. Part 1: Factual Information
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. Part 2: Recommendations
  53. 2Paragraph 2
  54. 3Paragraph 3
  55. Part 3: Rationale
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. 5Paragraph 5
  58. Schedule 5
  59. 1Paragraph 1
  60. 2Paragraph 2
  61. Schedule 6: Information to be included in emergency plans
  62. Part 1: Information to be included in an operator's emergency plan
  63. 1Paragraph 1
  64. Part 2: Information to be included in the off-site emergency plan
  65. Chapter 1: Information about detailed emergency planning zones
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. Chapter 2: Information about outline planning zones
  68. 3Paragraph 3
  69. 4Paragraph 4
  70. Chapter 3: Information which an off-site emergency plan must contain
  71. 5Paragraph 5
  72. Schedule 7: Principles and purposes of emergency plans
  73. Part 1: Principles to which emergency plans must have regard
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. Part 2: Purposes of emergency plans
  76. 2Paragraph 2
  77. Schedule 8: Prior information for members of the public
  78. Part 1: Information in relation to detailed emergency planning zones
  79. 1Paragraph 1
  80. 2Paragraph 2
  81. 3Paragraph 3
  82. 4Paragraph 4
  83. 5Paragraph 5
  84. 6Paragraph 6
  85. Part 2: Information in relation to outline planning zones
  86. 7Paragraph 7
  87. 8Paragraph 8
  88. 9Paragraph 9
  89. Schedule 9: Information to be supplied in the event of a radiation emergency
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5Paragraph 5
  95. 6Paragraph 6
  96. Schedule 10: Consequential amendments
  97. 1Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
  98. 2Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
  99. 3Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998
  100. 4Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
  101. 5Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005
  102. 6Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006
  103. 7Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006
  104. 8Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2007
  105. 9Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
  106. 10Human Medicines Regulations 2012
  107. 11Infrastructure Planning (Interested Parties and Miscellaneous Prescribed Provisions) Regulations 2015
  108. 12Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2016
  109. 13Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017
  110. 14Ionising Radiation (Basic Safety Standards) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018
  111. Explanatory note