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SCHEDULE 5Further Amendments of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960

Part IMiscellaneous and Consequential Amendments

Meaning of “radioactive material” for purposes of 1960 Act

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In section 18 of the 1960 Act (meaning of expression “radioactive material” in that Act) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

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For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, a substance shall not be treated as radioactive material if the level of radioactivity is less than such level as may be prescribed for substances of that description.