2007

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 3250) OPSI site

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 3245) OPSI site
Explanatory memorandum pdf 109KB OPSI site
Defra: Letter and document CLAN 1/07 Part 2A and radioactivity - further update doc
The effect of these regulations is to amend the 2006 regulations so as to apply the modifications they make to Part 2A to all radioactivity and to modify the Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 to provide for a new ground of appeal against a remediation notice.
These regulations also implement obligations arising under Articles 48 and 53 of Council Directive 1996/29/Euratom.
Coming into force 10th December 2007

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 3240) OPSI site

The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 3236) OPSI site

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 1573) OPSI site
Explanatory memorandum pdf OPSI site
These regulations replace:
(i) the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004;
(ii) the Radioactive Materials (Road Transport) Regulations 2002 (RAMRoad); and
(iii) the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (REPPIR) to the extent that REPPIR applied to transport by rail.
The result is a consolidated set of regulations covering the safe movement of all classes of dangerous goods by road and rail. Coming into force 1st July 2007

2006

The Radioactive Substances (Emergency Exemption) (England and Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006 No. 3169) OPSI site
Under this Order radioactive waste relating to the death of Alexander Litvinenko is excluded from the provisions of sections 13 and 14 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. Those sections require a person to obtain an authorisation from the Environment Agency concerning the disposal and accumulation of radioactive waste. Ceases to have effect on 26 May 2007.

The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006 No. 2523) OPSI site
Explanatory memorandum by DoH pdf OPSI site
These Regulations amend the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 including clarification and updating of certain references. Coming into force 1st November 2006.

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006 No. 1031) OPSI site
These Regulations implement Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27th November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment so far as it relates to discrimination on grounds of age. They come into force on 1st October 2006. Regulation 19 prohibits discrimination etc by qualifications bodies.

The Radioactive Substances (Testing Instruments) (England and Wales) Exemption Order 2006 (S.I. 2006 No. 1500) OPSI site
This Order revokes the Radioactive Substances (Testing Instruments) Exemption Order 1985 ("the 1985 Order") in respect of England and Wales. The provisions of the 1985 Order are re-enacted in this Order but with references to the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 ("the Act") and subject to drafting changes and minor changes.

2005

The High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005 No. 2686) OPSI site
Explanatory memorandum by Defra pdf OPSI site
The regulations make provision in connection with the implementation of the European HASS Directive and make relevant amendments to the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. They come into force on 20th October 2005.

The Air Navigation Order 2005 (S.I. 2005 No. 1970) OPSI site
Includes protection of crew from cosmic radiation

The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005 No. 894) OPSI site
These Regulations set out the regime for the control and tracking of the movement of hazardous waste for the purpose of implementing the Hazardous Waste Directive (Directive 91/689/EC). The Regulations extend to England and Wales although the only provisions that apply to Wales are modifications to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 contained in Part 11.

2004

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004 No. 568) HMSO site.
Their relevance to transport of radioactive materials seems to be mainly confined to replacing the old Driver Training Regulations and the Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers Regulations. Among other amendments and revocations, RAMRail 2002 is revoked and there are amendments to REPPIR. - John R Gill

HSE statement on radiation protection advisers - dated 29 November 2004 HSE site.
Specifies the criteria of competence which define an RPA under regulation 2 of IRR99. Introduction; criteria of competence; assessing bodies; suitable RPAs; criteria of competence for radiation protection advisers; requirements for RPA assessing bodies; basic underpinning knowledge for radiation protection advisers. [Note: The web address quoted in paragraph 5 and annex 1 paragraph 2(a) ( http://www.hse.gov.uk/hthdir/noframes/iradiat.htm ) gave an error message today. Reported to hse.webteam@hse.gsi.gov.uk - Webmaster 29 December 2004
The web address quoted in annex 1 paragraph 2(a) ( http://www.hse.gov.uk/hthdir/noframes/iradiat.htm ) gave an error message today as it did back in 2004. - Webmaster 6 October 2006]

Civil Contingencies Act 2004 HMSO site; a short guide, Cabinet Office pdf 270KB UK Resilience site
The Act focuses on three types of threat - an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare; an event or situation which threatens serious damage to the environment; or war, or terrorism, which threatens serious damage to security.

The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004 No. 1769) HMSO site
Explanatory memorandum pdf HMSO site
Guidance on their application and administration pdf Defra site;
Justification Register Defra site
These regulations, which implement European directive obligations, provide a framework in which justification decisions will be made. Justification involves weighing the overall benefits of classes or types of practices which might result in the exposure of people to ionising radiation against the harm likely to be caused by the radiation exposure. New classes or types of practice need to be justified in advance of their being first adopted; existing classes or types of practice (ie those which were being undertaken before 13 May 2000) may be reviewed to see if they are justified or not whenever new and important evidence about their efficacy or consequences is acquired. These regulations also prohibit the addition of radioactive materials to certain goods, and the import or export of those goods.

Energy Act 2004 HMSO site
Establishes the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) NDA site - which will oversee and manage the clean-up of the UK's civil nuclear legacy, operational in April 2005

Health Protection Agency Act 2004 inc Radiation protection functions

2003

The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003 No. 1867) OPSI site
These Regulations amend the Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002

2002

The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Definition of Radioactive Material) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002 No. 1092) HMSO site
Specifies the level of activity at 0.1 kilobecquerels per kilogram, thus lowering it from 70 kilobecquerels per kilogram and widening the definition of "radioactive material"

The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002 No. 1093) HMSO site

Department of Health. Independent Health Care - National Minimum Standards - Regulations pdf DH site
This document contains a statement of national minimum standards published by the Secretary of State under section 23(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000. February 2002. The statement is applicable to independent hospitals, independent clinics and independent medical agencies (as defined by section 2 of that Act). The document refers to a certificated laser protection adviser. The document also contains the Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001

2001

The Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001 No. 3968) HMSO site - includes treatment using a laser

The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (REPPIR) (S.I. 2001 No. 2975) HMSO site

2000

Freedom of Information Act 2000 HMSO site
To make provision for the disclosure of information held by public authorities or by persons providing services for them

Trustee Act 2000 OPSI site
To amend the law relating to trustees and persons having the investment powers of trustees; and for connected purposes

Generic authorisation certificate for X-rays (pdf 110KB Help) 6 March 2000

Generic authorisation certificate for Accelerators (pdf 110KB Help) 6 March 2000

The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 HMSO site

Work with Ionising Radiations: Approved Code of Practice and Guidance HSE press release 3 April 2000

1999

Community Radiation Protection Legislation EU site
The full text of all the Community-level provisions valid as of 1 September 1999

The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999 No. 3232) HMSO site

HSE Press Release: New Ionising Radiations Regulations IRR99

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999 No. 3242) HMSO site
Regulation 3 Risk assessment

Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999 No. 2892) HMSO site