The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017

The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001

5.—(1) The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(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.

(1)

S.I. 2001/2975, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.