Radioactive Substances Act, 1960 : 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. Ch. 34.

  • Great Britain
Date:
1960]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Radioactive Substances Act, 1960 : 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. Ch. 34. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    accordance with an authorisation granted in that behalf under this subsection. (3) Where on or after the appointed day any person, in the course of the carrying on by him of an undertaking, receives any radioactive waste for the purpose of its being disposed of by him, he shall not, except in accordance with an authorisation granted in that behalf under this subsection, dispose of that waste, or cause or permit it to be disposed of, knowing or having reasonable grounds for believing it to be radioactive waste : Provided that the disposal of any radioactive waste does not require an authorisation under this subsection, if it 1s waste which falls within the provisions of an authorisation granted under either of the preceding subsections, and it is disposed of in accordance with the authorisation so granted. (4) Subsections (1) and (3) of this section shall not apply to the disposal of any radioactive waste arising from clocks or watches: Provided that this subsection shall not affect the operation of subsection (1) of this section in relation to the disposal of any such radioactive waste on or from premises which, by virtue of the proviso to subsection (5) of section two of this Act, are excluded from the operation of the said subsection (5). (5) Without prejudice to the last preceding subsection, the Minister may by order exclude particular descriptions of radio- active waste from any of the provisions of this section, either absolutely or subject to limitations or conditions; and accordingly such of those provisions as may be specified in an order under this subsection shall not apply to a disposal of radio- active waste if it is radioactive waste of a description so specified, and (where the exclusion is subject to limitations or conditions) the limitations or conditions specified in the order are complied with. (6) In relation to any premises which— (a) are situated on a site in respect of which a nuclear site licence is for the time being in force, or in respect of which, after the revocation or surrender of such a licence, the period of responsibility of the licensee has not come to an end, but (b) have ceased to be used for the purposes of an under- taking carried on by the licensee, subsection (1) of this section shall apply (subject to the pro- visions of subsections (4) and (5) of this section) as if the premises were used for the purposes of an undertaking carried on by the licensee.
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