The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) Order 2006

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2006/1846
Year2006
  • This Order may be cited as the Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st October 2006.
  • In this Order—
  • (1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the exportation of any controlled radioactive source is prohibited.(2) Paragraph 1 does not prohibit the exportation of any controlled radioactive source in relation to which a licence in writing has been granted by the Secretary of State, provided that all conditions attaching to the licence are complied with.(1) Article 3(1) does not prohibit the exportation of any controlled radioactive source which is in transit provided that the conditions in paragraph 2 are met.the controlled radioactive source remains on board a vessel or aircraft for the entire period that it remains in the United Kingdom or is on a through bill of lading or through air waybill and in any event is exported within 30 days of its importation;the controlled radioactive source is being returned to the country from which it was originally exported; orthe destination of that controlled radioactive source following exportation from the United Kingdom has been determined in the country from which it was originally exported prior to its original exportation;the destination was determined in connection with the transaction which has given rise to transit or transhipment; andthe destination has not been changed prior to its exportation from the United Kingdom.either general or granted to a particular person;limited so as to expire on a specified date unless renewed, andsubject to, or without, conditions and any condition may require any act or omission before or after the doing of the act authorised under that licence.amend, suspend or revoke a licence granted under this Order;suspend or revoke a general licence granted under this Order as it applies to a particular licence user.in the case of a notice affecting all users of a general licence, it has been published in a manner appearing to the Secretary of State to be suitable for securing that the notice is seen by persons likely to be affected by it;in any other case, it has been served on the holder of the licence or on the licence user affected.he is the person on whose behalf the exportation declaration is made; andhe is the owner of the controlled radioactive source or has a similar right of disposal over it; orhe is a party to one or more contracts under which ownership of it or a similar right of disposal over it has passed to a person not F9established in the United Kingdom; andthe controlled radioactive source is to be, is being or has been exported (1) No later than 30 days after a person first does any act under the authority of any general licence granted by the Secretary of State that does not provide otherwise, that person shall give to the Secretary of State written notice of his name and the address at which copies of the records referred to in article 7(1) of this Order may be inspected.(2) A person who has given to the Secretary of State written notice of particulars under paragraph (1) shall, not later than 30 days after any change in those particulars, give to the Secretary of State written notice of the changed particulars.(1) A person acting under the authority of any general licence granted under this Order shall keep registers or records.a description of the controlled radioactive source that has been exported;the date of the exportation;the quantity of the controlled radioactive source;the name and address of the person referred to in paragraph (1) ;the name and address of any consignee of the controlled radioactive source;in so far as it is known to the person referred to in paragraph (1) the name and address of the end-user of the controlled radioactive source; andany further information required to be kept by virtue of the licence.(3) The register or records referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept for at least 3 years from the end of the calendar year in which the authorised act took place and the person referred to in paragraph (1) shall permit any such registers or records to be inspected and copied by any person authorised by the Secretary of State or the Commissioners.(4) A person authorised by the Secretary of State or the Commissioners shall have the right, on producing, if required to do so, a duly authenticated document showing his authority, at any reasonable hour to enter for the purpose of paragraph (3) , the premises of the address which has most recently been notified to the Secretary of State under article 6.(5) Where the registers or records required to be maintained under this article are kept in a form which is not legible the exporter shall at the request of the person authorised by the Secretary of State or the Commissioners, reproduce such registers or records in a legible form.(1) In the event that the Secretary of State decides not to grant a licence to any person who has applied for one, the applicant shall be provided with a written notification setting out the reason or reasons for the decision.(2) In the event that the Secretary of State decides to suspend a licence other than a

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