SI 2018/575
11th May 2018
Consultation on Environmental Principles and Governance Bill.
15th May 2018

SR 2018/116

The Radioactive Substances (Modification of Enactments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018. Comes into force 1st June.   These Regulations are part of a package of measures to transpose Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation and repealing Council Directive 89/618/Euratom, 94/491/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (the Basic Safety Standards Directive).  They amend, with respect to Northern Ireland, Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (A 1993 c.12), Radioactive Substances Exemption (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 (SR 2011/289), High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/2686), Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 2003/208) and Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SR 2006/345).