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Section 49(1).

[F1SCHEDULE 4U.K. Consequential amendments

The Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29)U.K.

1U.K.[F2In section 7 of the Continental Shelf Act 1964, for “Radioactive Substances Act 1960” there is substituted “Radioactive Substances Act 1993”.]

Textual Amendments

F2Act repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 paras. 2, 5-9, 11) (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2043), reg. 17 (with reg. 18(2)-(4), Sch. 3)

The Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57)U.K.

F32U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F3Sch. 4 para. 2 repealed (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 30; S.I. 2014/251, art. 4

The Control of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40)U.K.

3U.K.[F2In section 56(6) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, for “Radioactive Substances Act 1960” (in both places) there is substituted “Radioactive Substances Act 1993”.]

Textual Amendments

F2Act repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 paras. 2, 5-9, 11) (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2043), reg. 17 (with reg. 18(2)-(4), Sch. 3)

The Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1049 (N.I. 19))N.I.

4N.I.[F2In article 36(4) of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978—

(a)for “Radioactive Substances Act 1960” there is substituted “Radioactive Substances Act 1993”, and

(b)in paragraph (b) for “1960” there is substituted “1993”.]

Textual Amendments

F2Act repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 paras. 2, 5-9, 11) (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2043), reg. 17 (with reg. 18(2)-(4), Sch. 3)

The Atomic Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1981 (c. 48)U.K.

5U.K.In section 4(1) of the Atomic Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1981, in the definition of “radioactive substance”, for “has the same meaning as in section 12 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1948” there is substituted “ means any substance which consists of or contains any radioactive chemical element, whether natural or artificial ”.

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)U.K.

F4F56U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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F5Act in so far as still in force for E.W. repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 para. 5) (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 72 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)

7U.K.[F5In section 78 of that Act, for “Radioactive Substances Act 1960” (in both places) there is substituted “ Radioactive Substances Act 1993 ”.]

Textual Amendments

F5Act in so far as still in force for E.W. repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 para. 5) (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 72 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)

8U.K.[F5In section 142(7) of that Act, for “the Radioactive Substances Act 1960” there is substituted “ the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 ”.]

Textual Amendments

F5Act in so far as still in force for E.W. repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 para. 5) (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 72 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)

9U.K.[F5In section 156 of that Act, for “Radioactive Substances Act 1960” there is substituted “ Radioactive Substances Act 1993 ”.]

Textual Amendments

F5Act in so far as still in force for E.W. repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 para. 5) (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 72 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)

The Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991 (c. 46)U.K.

10U.K.[F2After paragraph 10 of the Schedule to the Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991 there is inserted—

Radioactive Substances Act 1993U.K.

10A(1)For the purposes of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993, so far as relating to authorisations required under section 13(1) of that Act for the disposal of radioactive waste, a relevant site in designated premises shall be treated as a site in respect of which a nuclear site licence is for the time being in force.

(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, “relevant site” means a site used by a contractor for the purposes of any activity which would, if section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 applied to the site, require a nuclear site licence.]

Textual Amendments

F2Act repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 paras. 2, 5-9, 11) (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2043), reg. 17 (with reg. 18(2)-(4), Sch. 3)

The Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)U.K.

F511U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments

F5Act in so far as still in force for E.W. repealed (except for ss. 49(1) for specified purposes and s. 51, Sch. 4 para. 5) (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 72 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)

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