1. These Regulations may be cited as the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 2nd August 2004.
2. These Regulations apply to practices only to the extent to which the [F12013] Directive [F2would, immediately before exit day, have applied to them].
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 2 substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 3(2)
F2Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ionising Radiation (Environmental and Public Protection) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/24), regs. 1(1), 3(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
3.—[F3(1) In these Regulations, “the 2013 Directive” means Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom.]
(2) [F4Subject to paragraph (2A), expressions] and words used in both these Regulations and the [F52013] Directive have the same meaning for the purposes of these Regulations as they do in that Directive, whether or not they are defined in [F6Article 4] of that Directive.
[F7(2A) When reading the 2013 Directive for the purposes of these Regulations, Article 4(43) (definition of inspection) is to be read as if, for the words “any competent authority”, there were substituted “the Justifying Authority”.]
(3) The following table shows other provisions defining expressions for the purposes of these Regulations—
| F8. . . | F8. . . |
| contravention notice | regulation 22(2) |
| existing class or type of practice | regulation 5(1) |
| found to be justified | regulation 4(4) |
| [F9imaging practice | regulation 21A(2)] |
| justification decision | regulations 4(3) and 14(1) |
| justified | regulation 4(2) |
| Justifying Authority | regulation 6 |
| new class or type of practice | [F10regulations 4(1) and 20B] |
| Northern Ireland | regulation 6(4)(e) |
| Northern Ireland department | regulation 6(4)(f) |
| Scotland | regulation 6(4)(d) |
| Scottish Ministers | regulation 6(4)(b) |
| transferred matter | regulation 6(4)(c) |
| Wales | regulation 6(4)(g). |
| [F11Welsh Ministers | regulation 6(4)(h)] |
Textual Amendments
F3Reg. 3(1) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(2)
F4Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ionising Radiation (Environmental and Public Protection) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/24), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Word in reg. 3(2) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(3)(a)
F6Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(3)(b)
F7Reg. 3(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Ionising Radiation (Environmental and Public Protection) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/24), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in reg. 3(3) omitted (18.4.2018) by virtue of The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(a)
F9Words in reg. 3 inserted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(b)
F10Words in reg. 3 substituted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(c)
F11Words in reg. 3 inserted (18.4.2018) by The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/430), regs. 1, 4(4)(d)