Exclusion of certain descriptions of radioactive waste from sections 6 and 7 of the Act9

1

Radioactive waste falling within any of the following descriptions, that is to say—

a

waste which, immediately before it became waste,—

i

consisted or formed part of an exempted class 1 valve or a class 1 valve incorporated in an exempted article; or

ii

consisted or formed part of an exempted article and incorporated a class 1 valve or valves but no class 2 valve;

b

substances or articles which are radioactive waste solely because they have been contaminated by contact with or proximity to—

i

exempted class 1 valves or class 1 valves incorporated in exempted articles; or

ii

waste falling within the preceding sub-paragraph or this sub-paragraph,

is hereby excluded from the provisions of section 6(1), (2) and (3) of the Act (which relates to the disposal of radioactive waste) absolutely.

2

Radioactive waste falling within the preceding paragraph is hereby excluded from the provisions of section 7(1) of the Act (which relates to the accumulation of radioactive waste) absolutely.