ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES PART I CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation etc 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continued applicability of other Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scope of Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-application of Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derogations: maritime and air transport 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relationship of Regulations to other safety controls 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of 1996 Regulations 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II SAVINGS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN MATTERS UNDER EARLIER INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS General 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packages not requiring competent authority approval of design under IAEA 1985 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packages approved under IAEA 1973 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packages approved under IAEA 1985 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special form radioactive material approved under IAEA 1973 or IAEA 1985 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TRANSPORT Types of regulatory approvals 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General prohibition 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General duty to exercise reasonable care 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General exception 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality and compliance assurance programmes; prohibitions etc 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport of consignments under special arrangement 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport of consignments under exclusive use 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on persons travelling in vehicles transporting radioactive material 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport of consignments containing packages not designed in a contracting party country 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Categories of packages 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIATION PROTECTION, SAFETY PROGRAMMES AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC Radiation protection programme 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Segregation of radioactive material 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information to the public about health protection measures 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency response 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V ACTIVITY LIMITS AND MATERIAL RESTRICTIONS Basic radionuclide values 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of basic radionuclide values 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Content limits for packages 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VI REQUIREMENTS AND CONTROLS FOR TRANSPORT Requirements to be fulfilled by the consignor before the first shipment 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements to be fulfilled by consignor before each shipment 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport of other goods in packages 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on the use of tanks etc 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport of other goods with consignments transported under exclusive use 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other dangerous properties of contents and the segregation of consignments from other dangerous goods 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements and controls for contamination and for leaking packages 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checks to be made on conveyances and equipment 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decontamination 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exception in cases of certain overpacks, freight containers etc 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular requirements and controls applicable in the case of the transport of excepted packages 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport of empty packagings 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements and controls for the transport of LSA material and SCO in industrial packages or unpackaged 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of transport index (TI) 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of criticality safety index (CSI) 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limits on TI, CSI and radiation levels for packages and overpacks 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VII FURTHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONSIGNORS AND CARRIERS Persons for whom consignors and carriers are responsible 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Responsibilities of consignors 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Responsibilities of carriers 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VIII REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND FOR PACKAGINGS AND PACKAGES Requirements for radioactive materials etc 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IX TEST PROCEDURES Test procedures 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART X APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNS AND SHIPMENTS General 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Competent authority approval 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of special form and low dispersible radioactive material 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of packages designed to contain uranium hexafluoride 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of Type B(U) and Type C package designs 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of Type B(M) package designs 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of packages designed to contain fissile material 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification and registration of serial numbers 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of shipments 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of shipments under special arrangement 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART XI APPROVAL CERTIFICATES Types of approval certificates 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identification marks 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Content of approval certificates 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Validation of approval certificates 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART XII RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES AND INTERVENTION ARRANGEMENTS Interpretation of expressions used in this Part 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duties with respect to the monitoring of particular persons 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duties of consignor and carrier with regard to the preparation of emergency arrangements 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duties of drivers, carriers and consignors in the event of the occurrence of a radiological emergency 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packages involved in a radiological emergency 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of inspectors and the Secretary of State in relation to emergency arrangements 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART XIII MISCELLANEOUS Retention and production of information 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production of documents 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evaluation of radiation emissions 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport documents for regular consignments 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .