Radiation Protection Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Disposal of Radioactive Waste
14. Director‑General may dispose of radioactive waste
Feedback & supportIf there is radioactive waste on any premises and the Director‑General is of the opinion that the radioactive waste is unlikely to be lawfully disposed of, the Director‑General has the power —
radioactive waste
“radioactive waste” means any waste which consists wholly or partly of —(a)the substance or article which, if it were not waste, would be radioactive material; or(b)a substance or an article which has been contaminated in the course of the production, keeping or use of radioactive material or by contact with, or proximity to other waste falling within paragraph (a);
to dispose of that radioactive waste in any manner that the Director‑General thinks fit; and
to recover from the occupier of the premises or, if the premises are unoccupied, from the owner of the premises any expenses reasonably incurred by the Director‑General in disposing of the radioactive waste.
Subject to section 46, the decision of the Director‑General is final.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999;
For the exercise of the power mentioned in subsection (1)(a), the Director‑General or any other authorised officer may do anything necessary or expedient for carrying out the disposal of the radioactive waste, including entering the premises and taking the radioactive waste for disposal.[13