Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014

Savers for certain matters

15. (1) A licence, authorisation, consent, approval or certificate granted, given or issued by or on behalf of the dissolved body under—

(a) section 30 of the Act of 1991,

(b) section 52 of the Harbours Act 1996 ,

(c) the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 ,

(d) the Containment of Nuclear Weapons Act 2003 ,

(e) the Nuclear Test Ban Act 2008 , or

(f) regulations made under section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972,

and in force immediately before the dissolution day shall continue in force on and after that day as if granted, given or issued by the Agency for the period (if any) specified therein or, if earlier, until duly revoked, withdrawn or suspended by the Agency.

(2) An application made to the dissolved body before the dissolution day for a licence, an amendment of a licence or the renewal of a licence under an order or regulations made under section 30 of the Act of 1991 or under regulations made under section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 shall, where the application was not determined by the dissolved body before the dissolution day, on and after that day be treated as an application to the Agency for a licence, an amendment of a licence or the renewal of a licence under that order or those regulations, as the case may be.

(3) An application for an authorisation or a request for consent made to the dissolved body before the dissolution day under the European Communities (Supervision and Control of Certain Shipments of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel) Order 2009 ( S.I. No. 86 of 2009 ) shall, where the application or request was not determined by the dissolved body before the dissolution day, on and after that day be treated as an application or request to the Agency for an authorisation or consent under those regulations.

(4) An application made to the dissolved body before the dissolution day for an approval or a certificate under the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 651 of 2010 ), shall, where the application was not determined by the dissolved body before the dissolution day, on and after that day, be treated as an application to the Agency for an approval or a certificate under those regulations.

(5) An application made to the dissolved body before the dissolution day for approval under the Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Order 2000 ( S.I. No. 125 of 2000 ) shall, where the application was not determined by the dissolved body before the dissolution day, on and after that day be treated as an application to the Agency for an approval under that order.

(6) A code of practice prepared and issued by the dissolved body before the dissolution day under section 8(f) of the Act of 1991 shall, where it was in effect immediately before the dissolution day, remain in effect on and after that day as if prepared and published by the Agency under that section of that Act as amended by section 16 .

(7) The register of services maintained by the dissolved body under Article 24 of the Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Order 2000 ( S.I. No. 125 of 2000 ) shall, on and after the dissolution day, continue to be maintained by the Agency and a dosimetry service that, immediately before the dissolution day, stands entered on that register shall, on and after the dissolution day, remain on that register in accordance with that Order.

(8) Every charge determined before the dissolution day by the dissolved body under section 10 of the Act of 1991 shall, where it was in operation immediately before the dissolution day, have effect on and after that day as if it had been determined by the Agency under section 49 of the Act of 1992.

(9) A person standing appointed immediately before the dissolution day—

(a) as an inspector under—

(i) section 28 of the Act of 1991,

(ii) section 6 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 ,

(iii) section 5 of the Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2002 ,

(iv) regulation 22 of the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 651 of 2010 ), or

(v) regulation 11 of the European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 349 of 2011 ),

(b) as an authorised officer under section 6 of the Containment of Nuclear Weapons Act 2003 or section 8 of the Nuclear Test Ban Act 2008 ,

(c) under regulation 4(5) of the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 651 of 2010 ),

(d) as an inspection body under regulation 9(4) of the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 651 of 2010 ),

(e) as an examination body under regulation 15(12) of the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 651 of 2010 ),

(f) under regulation 10(3) of the European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 349 of 2011 ), or

(g) under regulation 10(10)(a) of the European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 349 of 2011 ),

shall, on and after the dissolution day, continue to stand so appointed for the unexpired period (if any) to which the appointment relates or, if earlier, until the appointment is duly revoked.