3.—(1) “The 1996 Directive” means Council Directive 96/29/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation (1).
(2) Expressions and words used in both these Regulations and the 1996 Directive have the same meaning for the purposes of these Regulations as they do in that Directive, whether or not they are defined in Article 1 of that Directive.
(3) The following table shows other provisions defining expressions for the purposes of these Regulations—
| devolved competence | regulation 6(4)(a) |
| contravention notice | regulation 22(2) |
| existing class or type of practice | regulation 5(1) |
| found to be justified | regulation 4(4) |
| justification decision | regulations 4(3) and 14(1) |
| justified | regulation 4(2) |
| Justifying Authority | regulation 6 |
| new class or type of practice | regulation 4(1) |
| Northern Ireland | regulation 6(4)(e) |
| Northern Ireland department | regulation 6(4)(f) |
| Scotland | regulation 6(4)(d) |
| Scottish Ministers | regulation 6(4)(b) |
| transferred matter | regulation 6(4)(c) |
| Wales | regulation 6(4)(g). |
OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p.1.