Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 2145 of 2010)

S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2010 No. 2145 RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, NORTHERN IRELAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, NORTHERN IRELAND The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Made - - - - 23rd August 2010 Laid before Parliament 2nd September 2010 Coming into operation - 30th September 2010 The Secretary of State has been designated(a) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(b) in relation to measures relating to basic safety standards for health protection of the general public and workers against the dangers of ionising radiation. The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section: Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into operation on 30th September 2010. Amendment 2.—(1) The Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(c) are amended as follows. (2) In paragraph (2) of regulation 2 for the definition of “substance” substitute— ““substance” means, whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour, any substance containing radionuclides which have resulted from the after-effects of a radiological emergency or have been processed as part of a past practice or past work activity;”. Charles Hendry Minister of State, 23rd August 2010 Department of Energy and Climate Change (a) The Secretary of State is so designated by S.I. 1991/2289. (b) 1972 c. 68. (c) S.R. (NI) 2006 No 345 as amended by S.I. 2007/3236. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations further amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. (NI) 2006 No 345). The amendments made by these Regulations substitute a new definition of “substance” for the purposes of the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. £4.00 E7825 09/2010 107825T 19585 Crown copyright 2010 Printed and published in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Carol Tullo, Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament.