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The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6)(b) and (9), 18(2)(za), 43(2), (4), (5) and (6), 52(2) and (3), 80(1) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 3 to 9, 11, 13, 14, 15(1), 16, 20 and 21(a) and (b) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1) (“the 1974 Act”).
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted by—
(a)the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3)(2) of the 1974 Act after consulting in accordance with section 50(3)(3) of that Act; and
(b)the Office for Nuclear Regulation under section 81(1)(a)(iv) of the Energy Act 2013(4).
the modifications set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15 and 17 of Schedule 9 are expedient pursuant to section 80(1) of the 1974 Act; and
it is not appropriate to consult bodies in respect of such modifications in accordance with section 80(4) of that Act.
“appointed doctor” means a registered medical practitioner who meets such recognition criteria as may from time to time be specified in writing by the Executive(5);
“authorised defence site” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998(6);
“the Directive” means Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom(7) laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom(8), 90/641/Euratom(9), 96/29/Euratom(10), 97/43/Euratom(11) and 2003/122/Euratom(12);
a GB nuclear site (within the meaning given by section 68 of the Energy Act 2013(13));
“transport” means, in relation to a radioactive substance, carriage of that substance on a road within the meaning of, in relation to England and Wales, section 192 of the Road Traffic Act 1988(14) and, in relation to Scotland, section 151 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984(15) or through another public place (whether on a conveyance or not), or by rail, inland waterway, sea or air and, in the case of transport on a conveyance, a substance is deemed as being transported from the time that it is loaded onto the conveyance for the purpose of transporting it until it is unloaded from that conveyance, but a substance is not to be considered as being transported if—
(a)where the employer is established in Northern Ireland, regulations 21 and 24 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(16) or any other provision made for the purpose of implementing the relevant parts of Chapter VI of the Directive in Northern Ireland; or
(3) Subject to regulations 5(1)(c), 6(2)(c) and (d) and 7(1)(h), duties under these Regulations imposed upon the employer are imposed on the holder of a nuclear site licence under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965(17) in so far as those duties relate to the licensed site.
(a)“mine operator” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Mines Regulations 2014(18);
(b)“operator”, in relation to the operator of a quarry, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Quarries Regulations 1999(19).
(a)work arising from the carrying out of a registrable practice under regulation 6 or a specified practice requiring consent under regulation 7;
(2) Subject to paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 (which relates to transitional provisions), an employer must not carry out work with ionising radiation to which this regulation applies unless before the first occasion of commencing such work since the coming into force of this regulation the employer has notified that work to the appropriate authority in accordance with the notification procedure approved by the appropriate authority from time to time.
(3) Where an employer has notified work in accordance with paragraph (2), the appropriate authority may, by notice in writing, require that employer to provide such additional particulars of that work as the appropriate authority may reasonably require in connection with the notification, and in such a case the employer must provide those particulars by such time as is specified in the notice or by such other time as the appropriate authority may subsequently agree.
(4) A notice under paragraph (3) may require the employer to notify the appropriate authority of any of those additional particulars before each occasion on which the employer commences work with ionising radiation.
(5) Where an employer has notified work in accordance with this regulation and subsequently ceases that work, or makes a material change in the work which would affect the particulars provided to the appropriate authority in connection with the notification, the employer must immediately notify the appropriate authority of that cessation or material change.
(6) In this regulation “appropriate authority” means—
(a)in relation to work carried on exclusively or primarily on premises which are or are on—
(i)an authorised defence site;
(ii)a new nuclear build site;
(iii)a nuclear warship site,
(d)the operation, decommissioning or closure of any facility for the long-term storage or disposal of radioactive waste (including facilities managing radioactive waste for this purpose) where such facility is situated on a site licensed under section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965;
(3) Subject to paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 (which relates to transitional provisions), an employer must not carry out a registrable practice unless that employer has applied for, and has been issued with, a registration in connection with the practice by the appropriate authority.
(a)such information regarding the practice as is required by the registration procedure approved by the appropriate authority from time to time; and
(b)upon notice in writing by the appropriate authority, such other information relating to the practice as the appropriate authority may reasonably require in connection with the registration.
(6) Where an employer has registered a practice in accordance with this regulation and subsequently ceases to carry out that practice, or makes a material change to the practice which would affect the particulars provided to the appropriate authority in connection with the registration, the employer must immediately notify the appropriate authority of that cessation or material change.
(a)a decision of the appropriate authority refusing to issue a registration under paragraph (3) or revoking a registration under paragraph (5); or
(8) Sub-sections (2) to (6) of section 44 of the 1974 Act apply for the purposes of paragraph (7) as they apply to an appeal under section 44(1) of that Act.
(9) The Health and Safety Licensing Appeals (Hearings Procedure) Rules 1974(20), as respects England and Wales, and the Health and Safety Licensing Appeals (Hearings Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 1974(21), as respects Scotland, apply to an appeal under paragraph (7) as they apply to an appeal under sub-section (1) of section 44 of the 1974 Act, but with the modification that references to a licensing authority are to be read as references to the appropriate authority.
in relation to practices carried out exclusively or primarily on nuclear premises, the ONR;
otherwise, the Executive;
“nuclear installation” has the meaning given by regulation 26(1) of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965.
(h)the operation, decommissioning or closure of any facility for the long-term storage or disposal of radioactive waste (including facilities managing radioactive waste for this purpose) but not any such facility situated on a site licensed under section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965;
(2) Subject to paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 (which relates to transitional provisions), an employer must not carry out a specified practice unless that employer has applied for, and has been granted, a consent to carry out the practice by the appropriate authority.
(3) An employer applying for a consent under paragraph (2) must provide—
(a)such of the information set out in Schedule 2 as the appropriate authority may specify from time to time as necessary to determine an application for consent; and
(b)upon notice in writing by the appropriate authority, such other information relating to the practice as the appropriate authority may reasonably require in connection with the application for consent.
(4) A consent under paragraph (2) may be granted subject to conditions (which may include a limit of time) and may be revoked in writing at any time.
(5) Where an employer has been granted consent under this regulation to carry out a practice and subsequently ceases to carry out that practice, or makes a material change to the practice which would affect the particulars provided to the appropriate authority in connection with the application for consent, the employer must immediately notify the appropriate authority of that cessation or material change.
(a)a decision of the appropriate authority refusing to grant a consent under paragraph (2) or revoking a consent under paragraph (4); or
(7) Sub-sections (2) to (6) of section 44 of the 1974 Act apply for the purposes of paragraph (6) as they apply to an appeal under section 44(1) of that Act.
(8) The Health and Safety Licensing Appeals (Hearings Procedure) Rules 1974, as respects England and Wales, and the Health and Safety Licensing Appeals (Hearings Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 1974, as respects Scotland, apply to an appeal under paragraph (6) as they apply to an appeal under sub-section (1) of section 44 of the 1974 Act, but with the modification that references to a licensing authority are to be read as references to the appropriate authority.
(9) In this regulation “appropriate authority” has the meaning given in regulation 6(10).
8.—(1) An employer, before commencing a new activity involving work with ionising radiation in respect of which no risk assessment has been made by that employer, must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risk to any employee and other person for the purpose of identifying the measures the employer needs to take to restrict the exposure of that employee or other person to ionising radiation.
(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), an employer must not carry out work with ionising radiation unless it has made an assessment sufficient to demonstrate that—
(3) Where the assessment made for the purposes of this regulation shows that a radiation risk to employees or other persons exists from an identifiable radiation accident, the employer who is subject to the obligation in paragraph (1) to make the risk assessment must take all reasonably practicable steps to—
(4) The requirements of this regulation are without prejudice to the requirements of regulation 3 (Risk assessment) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999(22).
9.—(1) Every employer must, in relation to any work with ionising radiation that it undertakes, take all necessary steps to restrict so far as is reasonably practicable the extent to which its employees and other persons are exposed to ionising radiation.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), an employer in relation to any work with ionising radiation that it undertakes must—
(3) An employer who provides any system of work or personal protective equipment pursuant to this regulation must take all reasonable steps to ensure that it is properly used or applied as the case may be.
(4) Where it is appropriate to do so at the planning stage of radiation protection, an employer, in relation to any work with ionising radiation that it undertakes, must use dose constraints in restricting exposure to ionising radiation pursuant to paragraph (1).
(5) An employer must establish the dose constraints referred to in paragraph (4) in terms of the effective or equivalent dose received by an individual over an appropriate period of time.
(6) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), an employer who undertakes work with ionising radiation must ensure that—
(b)in relation to an employee who is breastfeeding, that employee must not be engaged in any work involving a significant risk of intake of radionuclides or of bodily contamination.
(8) Every employer must, for the purpose of determining whether the requirements of paragraph (1) are being met, ensure that an investigation is carried out without delay when the effective dose of ionising radiation received by any of its employees for the first time in any calendar year exceeds 15 mSv or such other lower effective dose as the employer may specify, which dose must be specified in writing in local rules made pursuant to regulation 18(1) or, where local rules are not required, by other suitable means.
10.—(1) Any personal protective equipment provided by an employer pursuant to regulation 9 must be suitable for its purpose and—
(a)comply with any provision of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002(23) which is applicable to that item of personal protective equipment; or
(b)in the case of respiratory protective equipment where no provision referred to in sub-paragraph (a) applies, be of a type approved or conform to a standard approved, in either case, by the Executive.
(2) Every employer who provides personal protective equipment pursuant to regulation 9 must ensure that adequate facilities are provided for the storage of that equipment.
11.—(1) An employer who provides any engineering control, design feature, safety feature or warning device to meet the requirements of regulation 9(2)(a) must ensure—
(2) Every employer must ensure that—
12.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), every employer must ensure that its employees and other persons within a class specified in Schedule 3 are not exposed to ionising radiation to an extent that any dose limit specified in Part 1 of that Schedule for such class of person is exceeded in any calendar year.
(2) Where an employer is able to demonstrate to the appropriate authority that, in respect of an employee, the dose limit specified in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 is impracticable having regard to the nature of the work undertaken by that employee, the appropriate authority may in respect of that employee authorise the employer to apply the dose limits set out in paragraphs 8 or 9 of Schedule 3 and in such case the provisions of Part 2 of that Schedule will have effect.
(3) The steps taken by a relevant employer to comply with paragraph (1) in respect of members of the public must include an estimation of doses to members of the public from the relevant practice or practices carried out by the relevant employer in accordance with requirements regarding the estimation of doses as approved by the Executive from time to time.
in relation to any activity carried out exclusively or primarily on nuclear premises, the ONR;
13.—(1) Where an assessment made in accordance with regulation 8 shows that a radiation accident is reasonably foreseeable (having regard to the steps taken by the employer under paragraph (3) of that regulation), the employer must prepare a contingency plan designed to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the restriction of exposure to ionising radiation and the health and safety of persons who may be affected by such accident.
(2) An employer must ensure that—
(ii)a record of such analysis is made and kept for at least 2 years from the date on which it was made; and,
14.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), every employer engaged in work with ionising radiation must consult such suitable radiation protection advisers as are necessary for the purpose of advising the employer on the observance of these Regulations and must, in any event, consult one or more suitable radiation protection advisers with regard to the matters set out in Schedule 4.
(2) Where an employer consults a radiation protection adviser pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (1) (other than in respect of the observance of that paragraph), the employer must appoint that radiation protection adviser in writing and must include in that appointment the scope of the advice which the radiation protection adviser is required to give.
(4) The employer must provide any radiation protection adviser appointed by it with adequate information and facilities for the performance of the radiation protection adviser’s functions arising from their consultation or appointment under this regulation.
15.—(1) Every employer must ensure that—
(2) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), every employer who is engaged in work with ionising radiation involving a high-activity sealed source must ensure that the information and training given to employees involved in such work includes—
16. Where work with ionising radiation undertaken by one employer is likely to give rise to the exposure to ionising radiation of the employee of another employer, the employers concerned must co-operate by the exchange of information or otherwise to the extent necessary to ensure that each such employer—
17.—(1) Every employer must designate as a controlled area any area under its control which has been identified by an assessment made by that employer (whether pursuant to regulation 8 or otherwise) as an area in which—
(2) An employer must not intentionally create in any area conditions which would require that area to be designated as a controlled area unless that area is for the time being under the control of that employer.
(3) An employer must designate as a supervised area any area under its control, not being an area designated as a controlled area—
18.—(1) For the purposes of enabling work with ionising radiation to be carried on in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations, every employer engaged in work with ionising radiation must, in respect of any controlled area or, where appropriate having regard to the nature of the work carried out there, any supervised area, make and set down in writing such local rules as are appropriate to the radiation risk and the nature of the operations undertaken in that area.
(2) Local rules must identify the main working instructions intended to restrict any exposure in that controlled or supervised area.
(3) An employer must take all reasonable steps to ensure that any local rules which are relevant to the work being carried out are observed.
(4) An employer must ensure that any relevant local rules are brought to the attention of those employees and other persons who may be affected by them.
(5) An employer must—
19.—(1) Every employer who designates any area as a controlled or supervised area must ensure that any such designated area—
(2) A controlled area must be physically demarcated or, where this is not reasonably practicable, delineated by some other suitable means.
(3) The employer who has designated an area as a controlled area must not permit any person to enter or remain in that area unless they—
(4) The written arrangements referred to in paragraph (3)(c) must ensure that—
(a)an employee or a non-classified outside worker aged 18 years or over does not receive in any calendar year a cumulative dose of ionising radiation which would require that person to be designated as a classified person; or
(6) An employer who has designated an area as a controlled area must not permit a person to enter or remain in such area in accordance with written arrangements pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) unless the employer can demonstrate, by personal dose monitoring or other suitable measurements, that the doses are restricted in accordance with paragraph (4).
(7) An employer who has designated an area as a controlled area must, in relation to a classified outside worker, ensure that—
(8) The employer who carries out the monitoring or measurements pursuant to paragraph (6) must keep the results of the monitoring or measurements referred to in that paragraph for a period of 2 years from the date they were recorded and must, at the request of the person to whom the monitoring or measurements relate and on reasonable notice being given, make the results available to that person.
(9) In any case where there is a significant risk of the spread of radioactive contamination from a controlled area, the employer who has designated that area as a controlled area must make adequate arrangements to restrict, so far as is reasonably practicable, the spread of such contamination.
(10) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (9), the arrangements required by that paragraph must, where appropriate, include—
(c)the prohibition of eating, drinking or smoking or any similar activity likely to result in the ingestion, inhalation or absorption of a radioactive substance by any employee or outside worker in a controlled area; and
20.—(1) Every employer who designates an area as a controlled or supervised area must take such steps as are necessary (otherwise than by use of assessed doses of individuals), having regard to the nature and extent of the risks resulting from exposure to ionising radiation, to ensure that levels of ionising radiation are adequately monitored for each such area and that working conditions in those areas are kept under review.
(2) Adequate monitoring referred to in paragraph (1) must include—
(3) The employer upon whom a duty is imposed by paragraph (1) must provide suitable and sufficient equipment for carrying out the monitoring required by that paragraph, which equipment must—
(4) Equipment provided pursuant to paragraph (3) will not be or remain suitable unless—
(5) The employer upon whom a duty is imposed by paragraph (1) must—
(6) Suitable records of the results of the monitoring referred to in paragraph 5(a) must include—
21.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the employer must designate as classified persons those of its employees who are likely to receive an effective dose greater than 6 mSv per year or an equivalent dose greater than 15 mSv per year for the lens of the eye or greater than 150 mSv per year for the skin or the extremities and must immediately inform those employees that they have been so designated.
(2) The employer must not designate an employee as a classified person unless—
22.—(1) Every employer must ensure that—
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the employer must make suitable arrangements with one or more approved dosimetry service for—
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the arrangements that the employer makes with the approved dosimetry service must include requirements for that service—
(f)when required by the appropriate authority, to provide it with copies of any dose records;
(i)where the employer employs a classified outside worker who works in Northern Ireland or another member State, to maintain a continuing record of the assessment of the dose received by that classified outside worker when working in such place.
(4) The employer must provide the approved dosimetry service with such information concerning its employees as is necessary for the approved dosimetry service to comply with the arrangements made for the purposes of paragraph (2).
(a)ensure that each classified outside worker employed by it is provided with a current individual radiation passbook which must not be transferable to any other worker and in which must be entered the particulars set out in Schedule 5; and
(6) The employer must—
(7) The employer must keep a copy of the summary of the dose record received from the approved dosimetry service for at least 2 years from the end of the calendar year to which the summary relates.
(8) In this regulation, “appropriate authority” means—
(a)in connection with the application of this regulation in relation to, or in relation to any activity carried out on, any nuclear premises, the ONR;
23.—(1) Where a dosemeter or other device is used to make any individual measurement under regulation 22(2) and that dosemeter or device is lost, damaged or destroyed or it is not practicable to assess the dose received by a classified person over any period, the employer must—
(ii)in a case where there is inadequate information to estimate the dose received by the classified person, arrange for the approved dosimetry service to enter a notional dose in the dose record of that person which must be the proportion of the total annual dose limit for the relevant period; and
(2) The employer must, at the request of the classified person (or a person formerly employed by that employer as a classified person) to whom the investigation made under paragraph (1) relates and on reasonable notice being given, make available to that person a copy of the summary sent to the approved dosimetry service under paragraph (1)(a).
(3) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (8), where an employer has reasonable cause to believe that the dose received by a classified person is much greater or much less than that shown in the relevant entry of the dose record, the employer must make an adequate investigation of the circumstances of the exposure of that person to ionising radiation and, if that investigation confirms the employer’s belief, the employer must, where there is adequate information to estimate the dose received by the classified person—
(4) The employer must make a report of any investigation carried out under paragraph (3) and must preserve a copy of that report for a period of 2 years from the date it was made.
(5) Paragraph (3) does not apply—
(6) Where a classified person is aggrieved by a decision to replace a recorded dose by an estimated dose pursuant to paragraph (3) that person may, by an application in writing to the appropriate authority made within 3 months of the date on which that person was notified of the decision, apply for that decision to be reviewed.
(7) Where the appropriate authority concludes (whether as a result of a review carried out pursuant to paragraph (6) or otherwise) that—
the employer must, if so directed by the appropriate authority, require the approved dosimetry service to re-instate the original entry in the dose record.
(8) The employer must not, without the consent of the appropriate authority, require the approved dosimetry service to enter an estimated dose in the dose record in any case where—
(9) In this regulation “appropriate authority” means—
(a)in relation to a classified person employed wholly or mainly on nuclear premises, the ONR;
24.—(1) Where any accident or other occurrence takes place which is likely to result in a person receiving an effective dose of ionising radiation greater than 6 mSv or an equivalent dose greater than 15 mSv for the lens of an eye or greater than 150 mSv for the skin or the extremities, the employer must—
(2) In each such case, the employer must—
(b)notify the appropriate authority of the result of the dose assessment as soon as possible; and
(3) In this regulation “appropriate authority” means—
(a)in relation to an accident or other occurrence as a result of work carried out on nuclear premises, the ONR;
25.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to—
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), an employer must ensure that there is a valid entry made by a relevant doctor in the health record of each of its employees to whom this regulation relates (other than employees who have received an overexposure and who are not classified persons) and an entry in the health record is valid—
(5) Where a relevant doctor has certified in the health record of an employee that in their professional opinion that employee should not be engaged in work with ionising radiation or that the employee should only be so engaged under conditions specified by the relevant doctor in the health record, the employer must not permit that employee to be engaged in the work with ionising radiation, or only permit the employee to be engaged in the work in accordance with the conditions so specified, as the case may be.
(6) Where a relevant doctor requires to inspect any workplace for the purpose of carrying out their functions under these Regulations the employer must permit them to do so.
(7) An employer must make available to the relevant doctor the summary of the dose record kept by the employer pursuant to regulation 22(7) and such other records kept for the purposes of these Regulations as the relevant doctor may reasonably require.
(8) Where an employee is aggrieved by a decision recorded in the health record by a relevant doctor the employee may, by an application in writing to the Executive made within 28 days of the date on which the employee was notified of the decision, apply for that decision to be reviewed in accordance with a procedure approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Executive, and the result of that review must be notified to the employee and entered in the employee’s health record in accordance with the approved procedure.
26.—(1) Where an employer suspects or has been informed that any person is likely to have received an overexposure as a result of work with ionising radiation carried out by that employer, that employer must make an immediate investigation to determine whether there are circumstances which show beyond reasonable doubt that no overexposure could have occurred and, unless this is shown, the employer must—
(i)the appropriate authority;
(d)immediately notify the results of the investigation and assessment referred to in sub-paragraph (c) to the persons and authorities mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) and must—
(2) An employer who makes any investigation pursuant to paragraph (1) must make a report of that investigation and must—
(3) Where the person who received the overexposure is an employee who has a dose record, the employee’s employer must arrange for the assessment of the dose received to be entered into that dose record.
(4) In this regulation “appropriate authority” means—
(a)in relation to overexposure as a result of work carried out on nuclear premises, the ONR;
(2) The employer must ensure that an employee to whom this regulation relates does not, during the remainder of the dose limitation period, receive a dose of ionising radiation greater than that proportion of any dose limit which is equal to the proportion that the remaining part of the dose limitation period bears to the whole of that period.
(3) The employer must inform an employee who has been subjected to an overexposure of the dose limit which is applicable to that employee for the remainder of the relevant dose limitation period.
28.—(1) Where a radioactive substance is used as a source of ionising radiation in work with ionising radiation, the employer must ensure that, whenever reasonably practicable, the substance is in the form of a sealed source.
(2) The employer must ensure that the design, construction and maintenance of any article containing or embodying a radioactive substance, including its bonding, immediate container or other mechanical protection, is such as to prevent the leakage of any radioactive substance—
29. Every employer, for the purpose of controlling radioactive substances which are involved in work with ionising radiation undertaken by that employer, must—
30.—(1) An employer must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that any radioactive substance under its control which is not for the time being in use or being moved, transported or disposed of—
(2) An employer who causes or permits a radioactive substance to be moved (otherwise than by transporting it) must ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the substance is kept in a suitable receptacle, suitably labelled, while it is being moved.
31.—(1) An employer must immediately notify the appropriate authority in any case where a quantity of a radioactive substance which was under its control and which exceeds the quantity specified for that substance in column 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 7—
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where such release—
(i)was in accordance with an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016(24) in respect of mobile radioactive apparatus within the meaning of those regulations;
(ii)was in a manner specified in such an environmental permit in respect of radioactive waste within the meaning of those regulations; or
(iii)did not, under regulation 12 of those regulations, require an environmental permit;
(i)was in accordance with a registration under section 10 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993(25) or which was exempt from such registration by virtue of section 11 of that Act; or
(ii)was in a manner specified in an authorisation to dispose of radioactive waste under section 13 of that Act or which was exempt from such authorisation by virtue of section 15 of that Act.
(3) Where an employer has reasonable cause to believe that a quantity of a radioactive substance which exceeds the quantity for that substance specified in column 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 7 and which was under its control is lost or has been stolen, the employer must immediately notify the appropriate authority of that loss or theft, as the case may be.
(4) Where an employer suspects or has been informed that an occurrence notifiable under this regulation may have occurred, it must make an immediate investigation and, unless that investigation shows that no such occurrence has occurred, it must immediately make a notification under the relevant paragraph of this regulation.
(5) An employer who makes any investigation in accordance with paragraph (4) must make a report of that investigation and must, unless the investigation showed that no such occurrence occurred, keep that report or a copy of the report for at least 30 years from the date on which it was made or, in any other case, for at least 2 years from the date on which it was made.
(a)in relation to an occurrence notifiable under this regulation as a result of work carried out on nuclear premises, the ONR;
32.—(1) In the case of articles for use at work, where that work is work with ionising radiation, section 6(1) of the 1974 Act (which imposes general duties on manufacturers etc. as regards articles and substances for use at work) is modified so that any duty imposed on any person by that subsection includes a duty to ensure that any such article is so designed and constructed as to restrict so far as is reasonably practicable the extent to which employees and other persons are or are likely to be exposed to ionising radiation.
(2) Where a person erects or installs an article for use at work, being work with ionising radiation, that person must—
33.—(1) Every employer who has to any extent control of any equipment or apparatus which is used in connection with a medical exposure must, having regard to the extent of its control over the equipment, ensure that such equipment is of such design or construction and is so installed and maintained as to be capable of restricting so far as is reasonably practicable the exposure to ionising radiation of any person who is undergoing a medical exposure to the extent that this is compatible with the intended clinical purpose or research objective.
(2) An employer who has to any extent control of any radiation equipment which is used for the purpose of diagnosis and which is installed on or after the date of the coming into force of these Regulations must, having regard to the extent of the employer’s control over the equipment, ensure that such equipment is provided, where practicable, with suitable means for informing the user of that equipment of the quantity of radiation produced by that equipment during a radiological procedure.
(3) Every employer in respect of whom a duty is imposed by paragraph (1) must, to the extent that it is reasonable for the employer to do so having regard to the extent of the employer’s control over the equipment, make arrangements for a suitable quality assurance programme to be provided in respect of the equipment or apparatus for the purpose of ensuring that it remains capable of restricting so far as is reasonably practicable exposure to the extent that this is compatible with the intended clinical purpose or research objective.
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (3), the quality assurance programme required by that paragraph must require the carrying out of—
(a)in respect of equipment or apparatus first used on or after the date of the coming into force of this regulation, adequate testing of that equipment or apparatus before it is first used for clinical purposes;
(5) Every employer who has to any extent control of any radiation equipment must take all such steps as are reasonably practicable to prevent the failure of any such equipment where such failure could result in an exposure to ionising radiation greater than that intended and to limit the consequences of any such failure.
(6) Where an employer suspects or has been informed that an incident may have occurred in which a person while undergoing a medical exposure was, as the result of a malfunction of, or defect in, radiation equipment under the control of that employer, exposed to ionising radiation to an extent much greater than that intended, the employer must make an immediate investigation of the suspected incident.
(7) Unless the immediate investigation referred to in paragraph (6) shows beyond reasonable doubt that no such incident has occurred, the employer must immediately notify the appropriate authority of the incident and make or arrange for a detailed investigation of the circumstances of the exposure and an assessment of the dose received.
(8) An employer who makes an investigation in accordance with paragraph (6) or (7) must make a report of that investigation and must—
in connection with the application of this regulation in relation to, or in relation to any activity carried out on, any nuclear premises, the ONR;
35.—(1) An employee who is engaged in work with ionising radiation must not knowingly expose themselves or any other person to ionising radiation to an extent greater than is reasonably necessary for the purposes of their work, and must exercise reasonable care while carrying out such work.
(2) Every employee or outside worker for whom personal protective equipment is provided pursuant to regulation 9(2)(c) must—
(4) Any employee to whom regulation 22(1) or regulation 13(2)(b) relates must comply with any reasonable requirement imposed on that person by that person’s employer for the purposes of making the measurements and assessments required under regulation 22(1) and regulation 24(1).
(5) An employee who is subject to medical surveillance under regulation 25 must, when required by their employer and at the cost of the employer, present themselves during their working hours for such medical examination and tests as may be required for the purposes of regulation 25(2) and must provide the relevant doctor with such information concerning their health as the relevant doctor may reasonably require.
they must immediately notify their employer of that belief.
36.—(1) The Executive (or such other person as may from time to time be specified in writing by the Executive) may, by a certificate in writing, approve (in accordance with such criteria as may from time to time be specified by the Executive) a suitable dosimetry service for such of the purposes of these Regulations or of the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001(26) as are specified in the certificate.
(7) A person charged is not, without the permission of the court, entitled to rely on the defence referred to in paragraph (5) or (6) unless, within a period ending 7 clear days before the hearing, that person has served on the prosecutor a notice in writing of that person’s intention to rely on the defence and the notice must be accompanied by a copy of the contract on which that person intends to rely and, if that contract is not in English, an accurate translation of that contract into English.
(9) In this regulation, “appropriate authority” means—
38.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the appropriate authority may, by a certificate in writing, exempt—
(2) The appropriate authority must not grant an exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular to—
(3) In this regulation, “appropriate authority” means—
39.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to any work outside Great Britain to which sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the 1974 Act apply by virtue of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013(27) as they apply to work within Great Britain.
(a)“visiting forces” is a reference to visiting forces within the meaning of any provision of Part 1 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952(28); and
(b)“headquarters or organisation” is a reference to a headquarters or organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964(29).
from all or any of the requirements or prohibitions imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked at any time by a certificate in writing, except that, where any such exemption is granted, suitable arrangements must be made for the assessment and recording of doses of ionising radiation received by persons to whom the exemption relates.
(a)the requirements of regulations 5(2) and (3), 6(4)(a) and (b), and 7(3)(a) and (b) to notify particulars specified by the appropriate authority (as defined for the purposes of those regulations) only apply in relation to the particulars that may be so specified from the list set out in paragraph (9); and
(ii)suitable alternative arrangements have been agreed with the appropriate authority (as defined in paragraph (10)).
(8) In regulation 26(1) the requirement to notify the appropriate authority (as defined for the purposes of that regulation) of a suspected overexposure and the results of the consequent investigation and assessment does not apply in relation to the exposure of—
(a)the name, address, telephone number and email address of the employer;
(b)the address of the premises where or from where the work activity is to be carried out and a telephone number or email address for such premises;
(10) In paragraph (4)(b)(ii), “appropriate authority” means—
42.—(1) Schedule 9, which contains modifications to primary legislation and instruments, has effect.
(2) The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999(30) are revoked.
43.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—
(4) Section 30(3) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015(31) requires that a review carried out under this regulation must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how the Directive is implemented in other member States.
(c)where the concentration of activity per unit mass or quantity of a radioactive substance does not exceed values which may be approved by the appropriate authority for specific types of work and where such work satisfies the exemption criteria set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 below;
(iii)the apparatus does not under normal operating conditions cause a dose rate of more than 1 µSvh-1 at a distance of 0.1 m from any accessible surface; and
(iv)conditions for the disposal of the apparatus have been specified by the relevant environmental body;
(ii)the apparatus does not under normal operating conditions cause a dose rate of more than 1 µSvh-1 at a distance of 0.1 m from any accessible surface;
provided that the operation of the tube or apparatus does not under normal operating conditions cause a dose rate of more than 1 µSvh-1 at a distance of 0.1 m from any accessible surface; or
(g)where the work involves contaminated material resulting from authorised releases which the relevant environmental body has declared not to be subject to further control.
(a)the radiological risks to individuals caused by such work are sufficiently low as to be of no regulatory concern;
4. In paragraph 2(b), “found to be justified” has the meaning given by regulation 4(4) of the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004(32).
in relation to any activity carried out exclusively or primarily on premises which are or are on–
a new nuclear build site;
a nuclear warship site,
“relevant environmental body”—
in relation to England, means the Environment Agency;
in relation to Wales, means the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
in relation to Scotland, means the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
20. The Health and Safety Licensing Appeals (Hearings Procedure) Rules 1974(33), as respects England and Wales, and the Health and Safety Licensing Appeals (Hearings Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 1974(34), as respects Scotland, apply to an appeal under paragraph 18 as they apply to an appeal under section 44(1) of the 1974 Act, but with the modification that references to a licensing authority are to be read as references to the appropriate authority.
7. Date of the last medical review of the classified outside worker and the relevant classification in the health record maintained under regulation 25 as fit, fit subject to conditions (which must be specified) or unfit.
The following particulars must be contained in a health record made for the purposes of regulation 25(2)(b)—
(e)a statement by the relevant doctor made as a result of the last medical examination or health review carried out in respect of the employee classifying the employee as fit, fit subject to conditions (which should be specified) or unfit;
Regulation 5(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 1(a);regulation 6(2)(f)
102 109 106 1012 1010
Be-7 10 107 103 1012 108
C-11 0.01 106 10 1013 107
C-11 (monoxide) 0.01 109 10 1012 1010
C-11 (dioxide) 0.01 109 10 1012 1010
C-14 1 107 104 1011 108
O-15 0.01 109 102 1010
F-18 10 106 10 1013 107
Na-22 0.1 106 10 1010 107
Na-24 0.1 105 10 1011 106
Si-31 103 106 103 1013 107
P-32 103 105 103 1010 106
P-33 103 108 105 1011 109
S-35 102 108 105 1011 109
Cl-36 1 106 104 1010 107
Cl-38 10 105 10 1013 106
Ar-37 0.01 108 106 1013
Ar-41 0.01 109 102 109
K-40(1) 1 106 102 1010 107
K-42 102 106 102 1012 107
K-43 10 106 10 1011 107
Ca-45 102 107 104 1010 108
Ca-47 10 106 10 1011 107
Sc-46 0.1 106 10 1010 107
Sc-47 102 106 102 1011 107
Sc-48 1 105 10 1011 106
V-48 1 105 10 1010 106
Cr-51 102 107 103 1012 108
Mn-51 10 105 10 1013 106
Mn-52 1 105 10 1010 106
Mn-52m 10 105 10 1013 106
Mn-53 102 109 104 1012 1010
Mn-54 0.1 106 10 1011 107
Mn-56 10 105 10 1012 106
Fe-52+ 10 106 10 1012 107
Fe-55 103 106 104 1011 107
Fe-59 1 106 10 1010 107
Co-55 10 106 10 1011 107
Co-56 0.1 105 10 1010 106
Co-57 1 106 102 1011 107
Co-58 1 106 10 1010 107
Co-58m 104 107 104 1013 108
Co-60 0.1 105 10 1010 106
Co-60m 103 106 103 1016 107
Co-61 102 106 102 1013 107
Co-62m 10 105 10 1013 106
Ni-59 102 108 104 1011 109
Ni-63 102 108 105 1011 109
Ni-65 10 106 10 1013 107
Cu-64 102 106 102 1012 107
Zn-65 0.1 106 10 1010 107
Zn-69 103 106 104 1014 107
Zn-69m+ 10 106 102 1012 107
Se-75 1 106 102 1011 107
Br-82 1 106 10 1011 107
Kr-74 0.01 109 102 109
Kr-76 0.01 109 102 1010
Kr-77 0.01 109 102 109
Kr-79 0.01 105 103 1010
Kr-81 0.01 107 104 1011
Kr-83m 0.01 1012 105 1012
Kr-85 0.01 104 105 1012
Kr-85m 0.01 1010 103 1010
Kr-87 0.01 109 102 109
Kr-88 0.01 109 102 109
Sr-85 1 106 102 1011 107
Sr-85m 102 107 102 1013 108
Sr-87m 102 106 102 1013 107
Sr-89 103 106 103 1010 107
Sr-90+ 1 104 102 109 105
Sr-91+ 10 105 10 1012 106
Sr-92 10 106 10 1012 107
Y-90 103 105 103 1011 106
Y-91 102 106 103 1010 107
Y-91m 102 106 102 1013 107
Y-92 102 105 102 1012 106
Y-93 102 105 102 1012 106
Zr-93+ 10 107 103 109 108
Zr-95+ 1 106 10 1010 107
Zr-97+ 10 105 10 1011 106
Nb-93m 10 107 104 1011 108
Nb-94 0.1 106 10 109 107
Nb-95 1 106 10 1011 107
Nb-97+ 10 106 10 1013 107
Nb-98 10 105 10 1013 106
Mo-90 10 106 10 1012 107
Mo-93 10 108 103 1011 109
Mo-99+ 10 106 102 1011 107
Mo-101+ 10 106 10 1013 107
Tc-96 1 106 10 1011 107
Tc-96m 103 107 103 1014 108
Tc-97 10 108 103 1012 109
Tc-97m 102 107 103 1010 108
Tc-99 1 107 104 1010 108
Tc-99m 102 107 102 1013 108
Ru-97 10 107 102 1012 108
Ru-103+ 1 106 102 1010 107
Ru-105+ 10 106 10 1012 107
Ru-106+ 0.1 105 102 109 106
Rh-103m 104 108 104 1015 109
Rh-105 102 107 102 1012 108
Pd-103+ 103 108 103 1011 109
Pd-109+ 102 106 103 1012 107
Ag-105 1 106 102 1011 107
Ag-108m+ 0.1 106 10 1010 107
Ag-110m+ 0.1 106 10 1010 107
Ag-111 102 106 103 1011 107
Cd-109+ 1 106 104 1010 107
Cd-115+ 10 106 102 1011 107
Cd-115m+ 102 106 103 1010 107
In-111 10 106 102 1011 107
In-113m 102 106 102 1013 107
In-114m+ 10 106 102 1010 107
In-115m 102 106 102 1013 107
Sn-113+ 1 107 103 1011 108
Sn-125 10 105 102 1010 106
Sb-122 10 104 102 1011 105
Sb-124 1 106 10 1010 107
Sb-125+ 0.1 106 102 1010 107
Te-123m 1 107 102 1010 108
Te-125m 103 107 103 1010 108
Te-127 103 106 103 1012 107
Te-127m+ 10 107 103 1010 108
Te-129 102 106 102 1014 107
Te-129m+ 10 106 103 1010 107
Te-131 102 105 102 1014 106
Te-131m+ 10 106 10 1011 107
Te-132+ 1 107 102 1011 108
Te-133 10 105 10 1014 106
Te-133m 10 105 10 1013 106
Te-134 10 106 10 1013 107
I-123 102 107 102 1012 108
I-125 102 106 103 1010 107
I-126 10 106 102 1010 107
I-129 0.01 105 102 109 106
I-130 10 106 10 1011 107
I-131 10 106 102 1010 107
I-132 10 105 10 1012 106
I-133 10 106 10 1011 107
I-134 10 105 10 1013 106
I-135 10 106 10 1012 107
Xe-131m 0.01 104 104 1011
Xe-133 0.01 104 103 1011
Xe-135 0.01 1010 103 1010
Cs-129 10 105 102 1012 106
Cs-131 103 106 103 1012 107
Cs-132 10 105 10 1011 106
Cs-134 0.1 104 10 1010 105
Cs-134m 103 105 103 1014 106
Cs-135 102 107 104 1011 108
Cs-136 1 105 10 1010 106
Cs-137+ 0.1 104 10 1010 105
Cs-138 10 104 10 1013 105
Ba-131 10 106 102 1011 107
Ba-140+ 1 105 10 1011 106
La-140 1 105 10 1011 106
Ce-139 1 106 102 1011 107
Ce-141 102 107 102 1010 108
Ce-143 10 106 102 1011 107
Ce-144+ 10 105 102 109 106
Pr-142 102 105 102 1012 106
Pr-143 103 106 104 1011 107
Nd-147 102 106 102 1011 107
Nd-149 102 106 102 1013 107
Pm-147 103 107 104 1010 108
Pm-149 103 106 103 1011 107
Sm-151 103 108 104 1010 109
Sm-153 102 106 102 1011 107
Eu-152 0.1 106 10 109 107
Eu-152m 102 106 102 1012 107
Eu-154 0.1 106 10 109 107
Eu-155 1 107 102 1010 108
Gd-153 10 107 102 1010 108
Gd-159 102 106 103 1012 107
Tb-160 1 106 1 1010 107
Dy-165 103 106 103 1013 107
Dy-166 102 106 103 1011 107
Ho-166 102 105 103 1011 106
Er-169 103 107 104 1011 108
Er-171 102 106 102 1012 107
Tm-170 102 106 103 1010 107
Tm-171 103 108 104 1011 109
Yb-175 102 107 103 1011 108
Lu-177 102 107 103 1011 108
Hf-181 1 106 10 1010 107
Ta-182 0.1 104 10 1010 105
W-181 10 107 103 1012 108
W-185 103 107 104 1011 108
W-187 10 106 102 1012 107
Re-186 103 106 103 1011 107
Re-188 102 105 102 1012 106
Os-185 1 106 10 1011 107
Os-191 102 107 102 1011 108
Os-191m 103 107 103 1012 108
Os-193 102 106 102 1011 107
Ir-190 1 106 10 1010 107
Ir-192 1 104 10 1010 105
Ir-194 102 105 102 1011 106
Pt-191 10 106 102 1011 107
103 107 103 1012 108
Pt-197 10 106 103 1012 107
Pt-197m 102 106 102 1014 107
Au-198 10 106 102 1011 107
Au-199 102 106 102 1011 107
Hg-197 102 107 102 1012 108
Hg-197m 102 106 102 1012 107
Hg-203 10 105 102 1011 106
Tl-200 10 106 10 1011 107
Tl-201 102 106 102 1012 107
Tl-202 10 106 102 1011 107
Tl-204 1 104 104 1011 105
Pb-203 10 106 102 1012 107
Pb-210+ 0.01 104 10 108 105
Pb-212+ 1 105 10 1010 106
Bi-206 1 105 10 1010 106
Bi-207 0.1 106 10 1010 107
Bi-210 10 106 103 109 107
Bi-212+ 1 105 10 1011 106
Po-203 10 106 10 1013 107
Po-205 10 106 10 1012 107
Po-207 10 106 10 1012 107
Po-210 0.01 104 10 107 105
At-211 103 107 103 1010 108
Rn-220+ 0.01 107 104 108 108
Rn-222+ 0.01 108 10 109 109
Ra-223+ 1 105 102 107 106
Ra-224+ 1 105 10 108 106
Ra-225 10 105 102 107 106
Ra-226+ 0.01 104 10 107 105
Ra-227 102 106 102 1013 107
Ra-228+ 0.01 105 10 108 106
Ac-228 1 106 10 1010 107
Th-226+ 103 107 103 1011 108
Th-227 1 104 10 107 105
Th-228+ 0.1 104 1 106 105
Th-229+ 0.1 103 1 106 104
Th-230 0.1 104 1 106 105
Th-231 102 107 103 1012 108
Th-232 0.01 104 10 106 105
Th-234+ 10 105 103 1010 106
Pa-230 10 106 10 108 107
Pa-231 0.01 103 1 106 104
Pa-233 10 107 102 1010 108
U-230+ 10 105 10 107 106
U-231 102 107 102 1011 108
U-232+ 0.1 103 1 106 104
U-233 1 104 10 107 105
U-234 1 104 10 107 105
U-235+ 1 104 10 107 105
U-236 10 104 10 107 105
U-237 102 106 102 1011 107
U-238+ 1 104 10 107 105
U-239 102 106 102 1014 107
U-240 0.01 107 103 1012 108
U-240+ 102 106 10 1011 107
Np-237+ 1 103 1 107 104
Np-239 102 107 102 1011 108
Np-240 10 106 10 1013 107
Pu-234 102 107 102 1010 108
Pu-235 102 107 102 1014 108
Pu-236 1 104 10 107 105
Pu-237 102 107 103 1011 108
Pu-238 0.1 104 1 106 105
Pu-239 0.1 104 1 106 105
Pu-240 0.1 103 1 106 104
Pu-241 10 105 102 108 106
Pu-242 0.1 104 1 106 105
Pu-243 103 107 103 1013 108
Pu-244+ 0.1 104 1 106 105
Am-241 0.1 104 1 106 105
Am-242 103 106 103 1010 107
Am-242m+ 0.1 104 1 106 105
Am-243+ 0.1 103 1 106 104
Cm-242 10 105 102 107 106
Cm-243 1 104 1 107 105
Cm-244 1 104 10 107 105
Cm-245 0.1 103 1 106 104
Cm-246 0.1 103 1 106 104
Cm-247+ 0.1 104 1 106 105
Cm-248 0.1 103 1 106 104
Bk-249 102 106 103 109 107
Cf-246 103 106 103 109 107
Cf-248 1 104 10 107 105
Cf-249 0.1 103 1 106 104
Cf-250 1 104 10 106 105
Cf-251 0.1 103 1 106 104
Cf-252 1 104 10 107 105
Cf-253 102 105 102 108 106
Cf-254 1 103 1 107 104
Es-253 102 105 102 108 106
Es-254+ 0.1 104 10 107 105
Es-254m+ 10 106 102 109 107
Fm-254 104 107 104 1010 108
Fm-255 102 106 103 109 107
0.01 103 0.1 105 104
U-232 Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208, Po-212
(a)the quantity ratio for more than one radionuclide is the sum of the quotients of the quantity of a radionuclide present Qp divided by the quantity of that radionuclide specified in the appropriate entry in Parts 1, 2 or 4 of this Schedule Qlim, namely—
2. In any case where the isotopic composition of a radioactive substance is not known or is only partially known, the quantity or concentration ratio for that substance is to be calculated by using the values specified in the appropriate column in Part 1 of this Schedule for “other radionuclides not listed above” for any radionuclide that has not been identified or where the quantity or concentration of a radionuclide is uncertain, unless the employer can show that the use of some other value is appropriate in the circumstances of a particular case, when the employer may use that value.
“the 1999 Regulations” means the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999(35);
“restated provision” means any provision of these Regulations so far as it corresponds (with or without modification) to a provision of the 1999 Regulations;
“superseded provision” means any provision of the 1999 Regulations as it has effect immediately before 1st January 2018 so far as it corresponds (with or without modification) to a provision of these Regulations.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to an authorisation granted or notification made under the 1999 Regulations.
(3) The specific provisions in paragraphs 3 to 10 are not to be taken to affect the generality of paragraph (1).
3. Where on or before 5th February 2018 an employer commences work in respect of which a notification is required under regulation 5(2), it will be sufficient compliance with that regulation if the employer notifies the appropriate authority and provides the particulars required under regulation 5(2) on or before 5th February 2018.
4. In paragraph 3 “appropriate authority” has the same meaning as set out in regulation 5(6).
5. Where on or before 5th February 2018 a person carries out a registrable practice (within the meaning of regulation 6(1)) it will be sufficient compliance with regulation 6(3) if the person completes the registration procedure under that regulation on or before 5th February 2018.
6. A person who carries out a practice requiring consent under regulation 7 on or before 5th February 2018 is deemed to have been granted consent to carry out that practice under regulation 7(2) until 5th February 2018.
7. Where an employer has, in respect of an employee, applied the dose limits set out in paragraphs 9 to 11 of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Regulations in accordance with the requirements of regulation 11(2) of those Regulations and those dose limits have effect immediately before 1st January 2018, the appropriate authority is deemed to have approved, for the purposes of regulation 12(2) of these Regulations, the application of the dose limits, in respect of that employee, set out in paragraphs 9 to 11 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
(a)“appropriate authority” has the same meaning as set out in regulation 12(4);
(b)the deemed approval granted by that paragraph is valid until the end of 5th February 2018.
9. A radiation passbook approved for the purposes of the 1999 Regulations and issued on or before 30th April 2018 in respect of a classified outside worker employed by an employer in Great Britain and which was at that date valid remains valid for such time as the worker to whom the passbook relates continues to be employed by the same employer.
10. Where a superseded provision provides a period of time within which an aggrieved person may apply for a decision to be reviewed, that period of time continues to apply on and after 1st January 2018 in relation to any decision notified to the aggrieved person before 1 January 2018.
1. In Schedule 1 to the Employment Act 1989(36), omit “Paragraphs 5 and 11 of Schedule 4 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 [SI 1999/3232]”.
2. In section 64(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996(37), for “Regulation 24 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 [SI 1999/3232]” substitute “Regulation 25 of the Ionising Radiations Regulation 2017 [SI 2017/1075]”.
3. In regulation 3(3)(b) of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992(38), for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 [SI 1999/3232]” substitute “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 [SI 2017/1075]”.
4.—(1) The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998(39) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “ionising radiation”, for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 [SI 1999/3232]” substitute “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 [SI 2017/1075]”.
(3) In regulation 4A (the Office for Nuclear Regulation)—
(a)in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)the provisions of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 in so far as they apply—
(i)in relation to the civil transport of radioactive material by road, railway or inland waterway; and
(ii)to premises which are or are on a nuclear warship site;
(aa)the provisions of the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 in so far as they apply to premises which are or are on a nuclear warship site;”
“(3) For the purposes of—
(a)paragraph (2)(a)—
(i)“civil transport” means transport otherwise than for the purposes of the department of the Secretary of State with responsibility for defence;
(ii)“radioactive material” has the same meaning as given in regulation 2(1) of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 [S.I. 2017/1075];
(iii)the transport of material begins with any preparatory process (such as packaging) and continues until the material has been unloaded at its destination;
(b)paragraphs (2)(a) and (aa) “premises” includes a nuclear powered warship during any period it is berthed or anchored at a nuclear warship site.”
(a)in paragraph 4(d), for “Schedule 1 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 [SI 1999/3232]” substitute “Schedule 1 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 [SI 2017/1075]”;
(b)in paragraph 5, for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 [SI 1999/3232]” substitute “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 [SI 2017/1075]”.
5.—(1) The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001(40) are amended as follows.
(a)for the definition of “the 1999 Regulations” substitute—
““the 2017 Regulations” means the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017;”;
(b)in the definition of “approved dosimetry service”, for “the 1999 Regulations” substitute “the 2017 Regulations”;
(c)in the definition of “dose assessment”, for “regulation 21 of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulation 22 of the 2017 Regulations”;
(d)in the definition of “dose record”, for “regulation 21 of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulation 22 of the 2017 Regulations”;
(e)in the definition of “emergency exposure”, for “Schedule 4 to the 1999 Regulations” substitute “Schedule 3 to the 2017 Regulations”;
(f)in the definition of “medical surveillance”, for “regulation 24 of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulation 25 of the 2017 Regulations”.
(3) In regulation 4(3), for “regulation 7 (Prior risk assessment etc) of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulation 8 (Radiation risk assessments) of the 2017 Regulations”.
(4) In regulations 7(7)(b) and 8(8)(b), for “regulation 21 of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulation 22 of the 2017 Regulations” in each case.
(5) In regulation 15, for “regulation 11 of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulation 12 of the 2017 Regulations”.
(6) In Schedule 11 omit paragraphs 2 to 9.
6. In the High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005(41), omit regulation 19.
7.—(1) The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006(42) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (enforcing authority)—
“(4A) The Office of Rail and Road has no responsibility for the enforcement of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017.”
(i)for “regulation 93(4)” substitute “regulation 32(4)”;
(ii)for “2007 (defence and enforcement)” substitute “2009 (enforcement)”.
8. In Schedule 3 to the Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008(43) omit the entry relating to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999.
9. In Part 3 of Schedule 3 to the REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008(44)—
(a)in paragraph 1(g)(i), for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999” substitute “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017”;
(b)in paragraph 3, for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations” substitute “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017”.
10.—(1) Schedule 2 to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009(45) is amended as follows.
(a)for “regulation 20 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”)” substitute “regulation 21 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”)”;
(b)for “regulations 21 to 26 of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulations 22 to 27 of the 2017 Regulations”.
(3) In paragraph 3(2), for “paragraph 1, 2, 6, 7 or 8 of Schedule 4 (Dose Limits) to the 1999 Regulations” substitute “paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 6 or 7 of Schedule 3 (Dose limits) to the 2017 Regulations”.
(4) In paragraph 3(3), for “Schedule 4 to the 1999 Regulations” substitute “Schedule 3 to the 2017 Regulations”.
(5) In paragraph 4(2)(c), for “Schedule 4 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999” substitute “Schedule 3 to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017”.
11. In Part 2 of Schedule 26 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010(46), omit paragraph 15 (Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999).
12. In Schedule 4 to the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013(47), omit paragraph 113 (Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999).
13.—(1) The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013(48) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 14(6)(e), for “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999” substitute “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017”.
(3) In Schedule 4, Table 1, omit the entry relating to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999.
14. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015(49), for “regulation 16 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999” substitute “regulation 17 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017”.
15.—(1) The Infrastructure Planning (Interested Parties and Miscellaneous Prescribed Provisions) Regulations 2015(50) are amended as follows.
(2) In Part 2 of Schedule 2—
(a)in column 1, for “Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999” substitute “Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017”;
(b)in column 2, for the corresponding entry, for “Authorisation under regulation 5 (authorisation of specified practices)” substitute “Registration under regulation 6 (registration of certain practices) in relation to the use of electrical equipment intended to produce x-rays for the purpose of research or the exposure of persons for medical treatment, and consent under regulation 7 (consent to carry out specified practices) in relation to the practices specified in regulation 7(1)(d), (e) and (f)”.
16.—(1) The Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2016(51) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “the 1999 Regulations” substitute—
““the 2017 Regulations” means the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 [SI 2017/1075];”
(3) In the heading of regulation 8, for “the Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999” substitute “the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017”.
(i)for “1(c)(i) or 1(d)(i)” substitute “1(d)(i) or 1(e)(i)”;
(ii)for “1999” substitute “2017”;
“(2A) A fee is payable to the appropriate authority (within the relevant meaning given in the 2017 Regulations) on each application for registration or for a consent to carry out specified practices for the purposes of the 2017 Regulations.”
(c)in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (1) or (2)” substitute “paragraph (1), (2) or (2A)”;
(d)in paragraph (7), for “this regulation” substitute “paragraph (1), (2) or (4)”;
(e)in paragraph (9), for “regulation 21(3)(e) of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulation 22(3)(e) of the 2017 Regulations”.
(5) In Schedule 4, in relation to entry (a)—
(a)for “The 1999 Regulations” substitute “The 2017 Regulations”;
(b)for “SI 1999/3232” substitute “SI 2017/1075”.
(6) In the heading of Schedule 6, for “1999” substitute “2017”.
(7) In Schedule 6, in column 1 of Table 1—
(a)for “regulation 35 of the 1999 Regulations”, in both places in which it occurs, substitute “regulation 36 of the 2017 Regulations”;
(b)in the entry for “Original type approval of apparatus”—
(i)for “paragraph 1(c)(i) or 1(d)(i) of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Regulations” substitute “paragraph 1(d)(i) or 1(e)(i) of Schedule 1 to the 2017 Regulations”;
(ii)for “regulation 6” substitute “regulation 5”;
(c)in the entry for “Amendment of an original approval of dosimetry services”, in addition to the amendment made by sub-paragraph (a) above, for “paragraph 1(c)(i) or 1(d)(i)” substitute “paragraph 1(d)(i) or 1(e)(i)”;
(d)after the entry referred in sub-paragraph (c) above, insert—
“Application for registration or for consent to carry out a specified practice pursuant to regulations 6 and 7 of the 2017 Regulations”.
(8) In Schedule 6, in column 2 of Table 1, in relation to the entry inserted by paragraph (7)(d), insert “£25”.
(9) In Schedule 6, in column 1 of Table 2, for “regulation 35 of the 1999 Regulations”, in both places in which it occurs, substitute “regulation 36 of the 2017 Regulations”.
(10) In Schedule 6, in column 3 of Table 3, for “regulation 21(3)(e) of the 1999 Regulations” substitute “regulation 22(3)(e) of the 2017 Regulations”.
17. In Part 5 of Schedule 23 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016(52), omit paragraph 7.
1974 c. 37. Section 15(1) was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) (“the 1975 Act”) and amended by S.I. 2002/794. Section 15(2) and (3)(c) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32) (“the 2013 Act”). 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 2013 Act. Sections 43(6) and 52(3) were substituted by paragraphs 12 and 17 respectively of Schedule 15 to the 1975 Act and amended by S.I. 2002/794.
Section 50(3) was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71), articles 3 and 16 of S.I. 2008/960, paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 7 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), and paragraphs 1 and 11 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32).
S.I. 1999/3242; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2003/2457, S.I. 2005/1541, S.S.I. 2006/457, S.I. 2015/21 and S.I. 2015/1637.
S.I. 2002/1144, amended by S.I. 2004/693, S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2012/1848 and S.I. 2015/1630.
1993 c.12; section 10 was amended by paragraphs 200 and 2004 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25). Relevant amendments were also made by S.I. 2005/2686 and S.S.I. 2011/207.
S.I. 2001/2975, amended by S.I. 2002/2099, S.I. 2002/2469, S.I. 2006/557, S.I. 2007/1573, S.I. 2013/235, S.I. 2013/1471, S.I. 2014/469 and S.I. 2015/1682.
1952 c. 67. The definition of “visiting forces” was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33).
S.I. 1999/3232, amended by S.I. 2001/2626, S.I. 2001/2975, S.I. 2002/2099, S.I. 2008/960, S.I. 2010/675, S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2013/1471, S.I. 2014/469, S.I. 2014/3248 and S.I. 2016/1154.
S.I. 2004/1769, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 1999/3232; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2001/2626, S.I. 2001/2975, S.I.2008//960, S.I. 2010/675, S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2014/469, S.I. 2014/3248 and S.I. 2016/1154.
1989 c. 38, amended by S.I. 1999/3232; there is other amending legislation but none is relevant.
1996 c. 18, amended by S.I.1999/3232; there is other amending legislation but none is relevant.
S.I. 1992/2966, amended by S.I.1999/3232; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.I. 1998/494; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1999/3232 and S.I. 2014/469.
S.I. 2001/2975, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2005/2686; revoked in relation to England and Wales by S.I. 2010/675.
S.I. 2006/557; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/1573, S.I. 2014/469 and S.I. 2015/1682.
S.I. 2008/960, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2013/755, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2015/51, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2016/253, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.