The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001

PART II E+W+S Purposes of intervention

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 Pt. II in force at 20.9.2001, see reg. 1

The purposes of intervention referred to in regulations 7(5), 8(6) and regulation 9(11) are—

(a) reducing or stopping at source direct radiation and the emission of radionuclides;

(b) reducing the transfer of radioactive substances to individuals from the environment; and

(c) reducing the exposure and organising the treatment of persons who have been subject to exposure to radiation.