9.—(1) This Part of this Schedule has effect in relation to packagings which have been manufactured to a package design approved by a competent authority in accordance with the 1973 International Safety Regulations.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, evidence that a package design has been approved by a competent authority in accordance with the 1973 International Safety Regulations shall be in the form of an approval certificate issued by the competent authority in question certifying that the package design meets the requirements of the 1973 International Safety Regulations, irrespective of any period of limitation on the approval certificate.
10.—(1) Any person may use for the carriage of radioactive material a packaging referred to in paragraph 9 if and for so long as, in relation to the packaging in question—
(a)the package design has been granted multilateral approval;
(b)all the requirements contained in regulation 19(2) are complied with by the persons, referred to in regulation 19(1), who are under a duty to comply with such requirements; and
(c)the activity limits and material restrictions specified in RID Paragraph 2.2.7.7 are complied with.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) of this paragraph, evidence that a package design has been granted multilateral approval shall be in the form of an approval certificate issued by the Secretary of State certifying that the package design meets the requirements of the 1973 International Safety Regulations.
11. No person shall commence the manufacture of a packaging to a design referred to in paragraph 9 after the date on which these Regulations come into force.
12. Where—
(a)a person makes changes to—
(i)a package design referred to in paragraph 9, or
(ii)the nature or quantity of the authorised radioactive contents of the package in question; and
(b)that person is notified by the Secretary of State that he is of the opinion that the changes would adversely affect safety to a significant extent,
that person shall ensure that the requirements of these Regulations and RID are complied with.
13. A person who carries or causes to be carried radioactive material in a packaging referred to in paragraph 9 shall ensure that a serial number is allocated to, and marked on the outside of, the packaging in accordance with RID sub-paragraph 5.2.1.7.5.