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The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (2017 No. 1075).

Country(ies)

United Kingdom

Subjects (Classification)

Protection against particular hazards

Adopted on (Date of text)

2017-11-27

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Abstract/Citation

These regulations revoke and supersede the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999.

The Regulations impose duties on employers to protect employees and other persons against ionising radiation arising from work with radioactive substances and other sources of ionising radiation. The regulations also impose certain duties on employees.

The Regulations implement in part as respects Great Britain provisions of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (OJ No L13, 17.1.2014, p 1) laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom.

Date of entry into force

2018-01-01
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Basic text(s)

1974-07-31 (GBR-1974-L-15179)
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Chapter 37)

Basic text(s)

2013-12-05 (EEU-2013-DI-95321)
Directive 2013/59/EURATOM du Conseil du 5 décembre 2013 fixant les normes de base relatives à la protection sanitaire contre les dangers résultant de l'exposition aux rayonnements ionisants et abrogeant les directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom et 2003/122/Euratom.

Amended text(s)

1990-11-01 (GBR-1990-L-22105)
Employment Act 1989 (Chapter 38)

Amended text(s)

1992-11-25 (GBR-1992-R-31765)
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 2966 of 1992)

Amended text(s)

1996-05-22 (GBR-1996-L-46818)
Employment Rights Act 1996 (Chapter 18).

Amended text(s)

1998-03-02 (GBR-1998-R-54379)
Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 (No. 494).

Amended text(s)

2009-05-27 (GBR-2009-R-81741)
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1348).

Amended text(s)

2013-06-12 (GBR-2013-R-94614)
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (2013 No. 1471).

Amended text(s)

2008-11-01 (GBR-2008-R-94937)
The REACH [Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals] Enforcement Regulations 2008 (2008 No. 2852).

Amended text(s)

2015-04-06 (GBR-2015-R-107977)
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (2015 No. 51)

Amended text(s)

2001-09-20 (GBR-2001-R-108005)
The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2975).

Repealed text(s)

1999-12-03 (GBR-1999-R-94995)
The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (1999 No. 3232).

Related text(s)

2017-12-05 (GBR-2017-R-108027)
The Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (2017 No. 229).

Electronic source title

Legislation on-line

Author

Office of Public Sector Information, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

URL

http://www.legislation.gov.uk

File

GBR108002.pdf (PDF)