The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Co-operation: operator and the Executive

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

13.—(1) The operator and the Executive shall co-operate in respect of their duties to prepare emergency plans to ensure that—

(a)the operator’s emergency plan and the off-site emergency plan arranged by the Executive operate effectively both independently and in conjunction;

(b)communication between the operator and the Executive is expedited during any radiation emergency; and

(c)communication between the operator and the Executive and any organisation which is responding to the radiation emergency is expedited.

(2) The Executive shall, in particular, inform the operator which emergency services should be contacted in order to provide early warning of a radiation emergency as required by paragraph 1(f) of Schedule 5.