The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017

Duties under the Regulations E+W+S

4.—(1) Any duty imposed by these Regulations on an employer in respect of the exposure to ionising radiation of persons other than that employer's employees is imposed only in so far as the exposure of those persons to ionising radiation arises from work with ionising radiation undertaken by that employer.

(2) Duties under these Regulations imposed upon the employer are also imposed upon any person who is—

(a) a mine operator; or

(b) the operator of a quarry,

in so far as those duties relate to the mine or part of the mine of which that person is the mine operator or the quarry of which that person is the operator and to matters within that person's control.

(3) Subject to regulations 5(1)(c), 6(2)(c) and (d) and 7(1)(h), duties under these Regulations imposed upon the employer are imposed on the holder of a nuclear site licence under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 M1 in so far as those duties relate to the licensed site.

(4) In this regulation—

(a) “mine operator” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Mines Regulations 2014 M2 ;

(b) “operator”, in relation to the operator of a quarry, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Quarries Regulations 1999 M3 .

Marginal Citations

M1 1965 c. 57; sections 1, 3 and 5 were amended by paragraphs 16 to 18 and 20 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32). There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M2 S.I. 2014/3248.

M3 S.I. 1999/2024, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.