Radioactive Substances Act 1993

45 Regulations and orders: Northern Ireland.N.I.

[F1(1)The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland may make regulations under this Act for any purpose for which regulations are authorised or required to be made under this Act.

(2)For the purpose of facilitating the exercise of any power under this Act to effect registrations, or grant authorisations, subject to limitations or conditions, the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland may make regulations setting out general limitations or conditions applicable to such classes of cases as may be specified in the regulations; and any limitations or conditions so specified shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be attached to any registration or authorisation falling within the class of cases to which those limitations or conditions are expressed to be applicable, subject to such exceptions or modifications (if any) as may be specified in any such registration or authorisation.

(3)Any power conferred by this Act to make regulations or orders shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the M1Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

(4)Any regulations or orders made under this Act shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the M2Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

(5)This section extends to Northern Ireland only.]