The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2009/585
Year2009

2009 No. 585

Customs

The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009

Made 8th March 2009

Laid before Parliament 11th March 2009

Coming into force 6th April 2009

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 5 and 7 of the Export Control Act 20021, makes the following Order:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 6th April 2009.

S-2 Amendments

Amendments

2. The Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) Order 20062is amended as set out in the Schedule.

Ian Pearson

Economic and Business Minister

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

8th March 2009

SCHEDULE

Article 2

AMENDMENTS

SCH-1.1

1. In article 2—

(a) after the definition of “exportation” insert—

““general” in relation to a licence, means not granted to a particular person but available for use generally;”;

(b) at the end insert—

““licence user” means a person who is registered under article 6 to use a general licence or who is entitled to use a general licence without registration owing to the terms of that general licence;”.

SCH-1.2

2. In article 5—

(a) for paragraph (1)(a) substitute—

“(a)

“(a) either general or granted to a particular person;”;

(b) for paragraph (2) substitute—

SCH-1.2

“2 The Secretary of State may by notice—

(a) amend, suspend or revoke a licence granted under this Order;

(b) suspend or revoke a general licence granted under this Order as it applies to a particular licence user.

SCH-1.2A

2A A notice by the Secretary of State under paragraph (2) shall not take effect until—

(a) 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;

(b) in any other case, it has been served on the holder of the licence or on the licence user affected.”.

SCH-1.3

3. For article 8 substitute—

SCH-1.8

8.—(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 general licence, or to suspend a general licence as it applies to a...

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