# The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, Regulation 25: Radioactive waste

Extent: N.I.

(1) This regulation applies to radioactive waste where it is—
(a) exempt from the requirement for authorisation by virtue of an order which was made or has effect as if made under section 15(2) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993; and
(b) subject to an activity falling within Schedule 2, paragraph 38(a) of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and regulation 15 of the Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.
(2) Radioactive waste to which this regulation applies shall be treated as waste for the purposes of these regulations.
(3) Articles 4 and 5 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 shall apply to radioactive waste to which this regulation applies as it applies to controlled waste within the meaning of Article 2(2) of that Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/127/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/regulation-25
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