SCHEDULE 9Modifications

The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 19984

1

The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 199839 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;

b

for paragraph (3) substitute—

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.

4

In Schedule 2—

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]”.