Radioactive Substances (Gaseous Tritium Light Devices) Exemption Order 1985
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1985/1047 |
| Year | 1985 |
1985 No. 1047
ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE
SUBSTANCES
The Radioactive Substances (Gaseous Tritium Light Devices) Exemption Order 19858thJuly 1985
17thJuly 1985
17thSeptember 1985
The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 2(6) and (7), 6(5), 7(4) and 20(a) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960(a) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—
Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Radioactive Substances (Gaseous Tritium Light Devices) Exemption Order 1985, and shall come into operation on 17th September 1985.
(2) This order applies to England and Wales and Scotland.
(3) In this order—
"the Act" means the Radioactive Substances Act 1960;
"activity", expressed in becquerels, means the number of spontaneous nuclear transformations occurring in a period of one second in a radioactive substance;
"Class A article" means a relevant article (as hereafter defined) the activity in which does not exceed 20 gigabecquerels;
"Class B article" means a relevant article fulfilling the following conditions namely;
(a) that the number of gigabecquerels of activity in each sealed container in the article is not more than 80; and
(b) that the number of terabecquerels of activity in the article as a whole does not exceed 1;
"Class C article" means a relevant article which is installed, or awaiting installation, in (i) a vessel or aircraft; or (ii) a vehicle or equipment used or intended for use by the armed forces of the Crown;
(a) 1960 c. 34. The relevant powers are vested in the Secretary of State in relation to England and Wales by S.I. 1970/1681.
"month" means a period of 28 consecutive days;
"relevant article" means an illuminant, instrument, sign or indicator which—
(i) incorporates tritium gas in one or more robust sealed containers so constructed as to withstand normal use without breaking; and
(ii) is radioactive material solely because it contains that gas;
"Secretary of State" means in Articles 3 and 4, in relation to premises in England, the Secretary of State for the Environment, in relation to premises in Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales, and in relation to premises in Scotland, the Secretary of State for Scotland;
"waste collection authority" and "waste disposal authority" mean respectively collection and disposal authorities within the meaning of section 30 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974(a); and
"waste source" means any radioactive waste which immediately before it became waste was a Class A, B or C article or radioactive material forming part of such an article.
Exemption from registration under section 1 of the Act
2. Subject to the conditions set out in Article 3, all persons are exempted from registration under section 1 of the Act in respect of the keeping and use of Class A, B or C articles on any premises other than premises used for or in connection with—
(a) the manufacture of any such articles; or
(b) the storage for sale or hire of any such article, the activity in which exceeds 20 gigabecquerels.
Exemption under section 1 subject to conditions
3. The conditions mentioned in Article 2 are that—
(a) the activity in the form of tritium oxide and other water soluble compounds of tritium in any sealed container in any article on the premises does not exceed 2% of the total activity in that container or, in the case of any such container containing not more than 5 gigabecquerels of activity in total, does not exceed 100 megabecquerels;
(b) the aggregate number of terabecquerels of...
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