Orphan sources
8.—(1) The regulator must—
(a)be prepared, or have made provision (including the assignment of responsibilities), to recover any orphan source; and
(b)have drawn up appropriate response plans and measures.
(2) The regulator may recover any expenses reasonably incurred by it in the recovery and disposal of an orphan source from—
(a)the person carrying on the radioactive substances activity involving that source; or
(b)the occupier or owner of the premises where the source is located.
(3) In relation to sub-paragraph (2)—
(a)“owner” has the same meaning as in section 343 of the Public Health Act 1936(1); and
(b)the provisions of section 294 of that Act (which limits the liability of owners who are only agents or trustees) apply but as if reference in that section to a council recovering expenses under that Act were to the regulator recovering expenses under sub-paragraph (2).