The Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Regulations 2008
2008 No. 3087
Atomic Energy And Radioactive Substances
The Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Regulations 2008
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to the environment.
The Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to—
(a)
Council Directive 96/29/Euratom laying down basic standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation3, and
(b)
Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel4,
to be construed as references to those Directives as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A5 of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.