- a safe and secure place
means a safe and secure place—
- Category 1 responder
has the meaning given in Part 1, 2 or 2A of Schedule 1 to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004;
- Category 2 responder
has the meaning given in Parts 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004;
- Category I/II nuclear material
has the meaning given in regulation 3(3) of the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003;
- Category III nuclear material
has the meaning given in regulation 3(4) of the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003.
- certificate of type reassessment
means a certificate issued in accordance with paragraph 6 of Annex III to the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive, subject to the modifications in paragraph (6);
- designated parking area
means—
- dose consequences
means the consequences to an individual of being exposed to a specific quantity of ionising radiation as the result of a radiation emergency;
- duty holder
means— (a) a consignor;
- emergency exposure
means an exposure to ionising radiation of an employee engaged in any activity of, or associated with, the response to a radiation emergency or potential radiation emergency in order— (a) to bring help to endangered persons;
- emergency services
means those police, fire and ambulance services that are likely to be required to respond to a radiation emergency;
- emergency worker
means— (a) a Category 1 responder who has a defined role in an emergency plan;
- escort commander
means a person who is responsible for the escort of a package;
- handover report
means a report about a radiation emergency which—
- health authority
means— (a) in relation to England, an integrated care board established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the National Health Service Act 2006;
- initiate the emergency plan
means take such steps as it is reasonable and practicable to take in order to put into effect the actions that have been planned for in the emergency plan.
- ionising radiation
means the energy transferred in the form of particles or electromagnetic waves of a wavelength of 100 nanometres or less, or a frequency of 3 x 1015 hertz or more, capable of producing ions directly or indirectly;
- medical surveillance
means medical surveillance carried out in accordance with the 2017 Regulations.
- military explosives
means any class 1 goods—
- notifiable event
means the theft or loss of the class 7 goods being carried.
- old pressure receptacle
means a cylinder, tube, pressure drum, closed cryogenic receptacle or bundle of cylinders—
- petrol
means any petroleum derivative, with or without additives, having a Reid vapour pressure of 27.6 kilopascals or more, which is intended for use as a fuel for motor vehicles, except liquefied petroleum gas (LPG);
- qualifying premises
means—
- radiation emergency
means a non-routine situation or event arising during the carriage of class 7 goods that necessitates prompt action to mitigate the serious consequences— (a) of a hazard resulting from that situation or event;
- Review period
means—
- tank
means a container designed and operated so that residual vapours are retained in the container after the unloading of the petrol.
- the 2017 Regulations
means the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017;
- the Channel Tunnel system
has the meaning given to “the tunnel system” by section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 except that the words “to be” which come before the word “constructed” are omitted.
- type A appointed body
means an appointed body conforming to standard EN ISO/IEC 17020 type A as revised or reissued from time to time.
- type A notified body
means a notified body conforming to standard EN ISO/IEC 17020 type A as revised or reissued from time to time.
- United Kingdom vehicle
means a vehicle registered by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 21(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 or a trailer being towed by such a vehicle;
- United Kingdom wagon
means a wagon used only for carriage within the United Kingdom.