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The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004
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3.—[F1(1) In these Regulations, “the 2013 Directive” means Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom.]
(2) [F2Subject to paragraph (2A), expressions] and words used in both these Regulations and the [F32013] Directive have the same meaning for the purposes of these Regulations as they do in that Directive, whether or not they are defined in [F4Article 4] of that Directive.
[F5(2A) When reading the 2013 Directive for the purposes of these Regulations, Article 4(43) (definition of inspection) is to be read as if, for the words “any competent authority”, there were substituted “the Justifying Authority”.]
(3) The following table shows other provisions defining expressions for the purposes of these Regulations—
| F6. . . | F6. . . |
| contravention notice | regulation 22(2) |
| existing class or type of practice | regulation 5(1) |
| found to be justified | regulation 4(4) |
| [F7imaging practice | regulation 21A(2)] |
| justification decision | regulations 4(3) and 14(1) |
| justified | regulation 4(2) |
| Justifying Authority | regulation 6 |
| new class or type of practice | [F8regulations 4(1) and 20B] |
| Northern Ireland | regulation 6(4)(e) |
| Northern Ireland department | regulation 6(4)(f) |
| Scotland | regulation 6(4)(d) |
| Scottish Ministers | regulation 6(4)(b) |
| transferred matter | regulation 6(4)(c) |
| Wales | regulation 6(4)(g). |
| [F9Welsh Ministers | regulation 6(4)(h)] |
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F1Reg. 3(1) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(2)
F2Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ionising Radiation (Environmental and Public Protection) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/24), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Word in reg. 3(2) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(3)(a)
F4Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(3)(b)
F5Reg. 3(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Ionising Radiation (Environmental and Public Protection) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/24), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in reg. 3(3) omitted (18.4.2018) by virtue of The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(a)
F7Words in reg. 3 inserted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(b)
F8Words in reg. 3 substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(c)
F9Words in reg. 3 inserted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(d)
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