The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999

Modification, revocation and saving

41.—(1) The enactments referred to in Schedule 9 shall be modified in accordance with the provisions of that Schedule.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the following enactments are hereby revoked—

(a) the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985(1);

(b) the Ionising Radiations (Outside Workers) Regulations 1993(2);

(c) Part VI of Schedule 2 to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992(3).

(3) Regulation 26 (Special hazard assessment) of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 (in this paragraph referred to as “the 1985 Regulations”) shall continue in force and, in respect of any employer subject to the said regulation 26, the following provisions shall also continue in force—

(a) paragraphs (1) to (3), (4)(b) and (c) and (5) of regulation 27 (Contingency plans) with the modification that—

(i) in paragraph (1), the reference to regulation 25(1) of the 1985 Regulations shall be treated as a reference to regulation 7(1) or (2) of these Regulations;

(ii) in paragraph (1)(b), the reference to regulation 8(1) of and Schedule 6 to the 1985 Regulations shall be treated as a reference to regulation 16 of these Regulations;

(iii) in paragraph (4)(b), the reference to regulation 13(2) of the 1985 Regulations shall be treated as a reference to regulation 21(2) of these Regulations;

(b) any other provisions of the 1985 Regulations in so far as is necessary to give effect to the provisions specified in this paragraph.

(4) Every register, certificate or record which was required to be kept in pursuance of any regulation revoked by paragraph (2) shall, notwithstanding that paragraph, be kept in the same manner and for the same period as if these Regulations had not been made, except that the Executive may approve the keeping of records at a place or in a form other than the place where, or the form in which, records were required to be kept under the regulation so revoked.

(1)

S.I. 1985/1333.

(2)

S.I. 1993/2379.

(3)

S.I. 1992/2966.