Regulations4
1
The Department may make such regulations as appear to it to be necessary or expedient—
a
to prevent any injury to health, or any damage to property or to the environment, being caused by, or by any incident arising out of, the transport of radioactive material; and
b
to give effect to such international regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material as may be published by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
2
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), regulations under this Article may make provision with respect to—
a
the design of packaging for radioactive material and the manufacture and maintenance of packaging components;
b
the preparation, labelling, consignment, handling, transport, storage in transit and delivery of radioactive packages;
c
the placarding of vehicles used to transport such packages; and
d
the keeping of records and the furnishing of information.
3
Regulations under this Article may also—
a
impose requirements by reference to the approval of the Department or of any person or body specified in the regulations; and
b
provide for such exceptions, limitations and conditions, and make such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provisions, as the Department considers necessary or expedient.
4
Any person who contravenes any regulations under this Article shall be guilty of an offence.
5
Regulations under this Article shall be subject to negative resolution.
6
Subsection (2) of section 5 of the Radioactive Substances Act 19485 shall cease to have effect; and any regulations under that subsection which are in force at the commencement of this Order shall have effect as if made under this article.