The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002

PART XIAPPROVAL CERTIFICATES

Types of approval certificates

62.—(1) The Secretary of State may issue the following type of certificate under these Regulations—

(a)a special form radioactive material approval certificate;

(b)a low dispersible radioactive material approval certificate;

(c)a special arrangement approval certificate;

(d)a shipment approval certificate;

(e)a package design approval certificate; and

(f)a basic radionuclide values certificate.

(2) The certificates mentioned in (d) and (e) above may be combined into a single certificate.

Identification marks

63.  Each of the certificates mentioned in regulation 62 (types of approval certificates) shall have an identification mark which shall be assigned by the Secretary of State

Content of approval certificates

64.  The information to be contained in each approval certificate issued by the Secretary of State must include—

(a)for special form radioactive material, that set out in Part I of Schedule 12;

(b)for low dispersible radioactive material, that set out in Part I of Schedule 12;

(c)for a special arrangement, that set out in Part II of Schedule 12;

(d)for a shipment, that set out in Part III of Schedule 12;

(e)for the design of a package, that set out in Part IV of Schedule 12; and

(f)for a combined package design and a shipment, that set out in Part V of Schedule 12.

Validation of approval certificates

65.—(1) Where shipment is to be made through or into Great Britain, multilateral approval may be demonstrated by means of the validation by the Secretary of State of the original certificate (being one or other of the types of certificate mentioned in regulation 64 (content of approval certificates)).

(2) Validation may be by means of an endorsement on the original certificate or the issue of a new endorsement, annex or supplement.