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UK Statutory Instrument
2017
United Kingdom
Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017
At a glance
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Employer 10
- Operator 3
- Any Person 2
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Relevant guidance
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Supporting — topic alignment
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1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties
Operators also bound by 730 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 138 duties
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 2018 121 duties
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 2012 112 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 75 duties
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 2016 66 duties
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Licence applications: general
- Apply for a licence and notify changes to the licensing authority Any Person
The employer’s written procedures for exposures must include procedures—
- Maintain written procedures for all medical exposures to ionising radiation Employer
Practitioners and operators must have successfully completed training, including theoretical...
- Complete relevant training in medical radiation exposure Operator
Browse 9 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Consequential amendments
Licence applications: indicative list of information
Licence applications: urgent cases
Licence applications: employer fees
Review
Destination of fees
Amendment of the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004
Amendment of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012
Amendment of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017
Requirement to hold a licence
- Hold a licence for administering radioactive substances Employer
Employer’s duties: co-operation between employers
- Co-operate with other employers on radiation exposure information Employer
Employer’s duties: establishment of general procedures, protocols and quality assurance programmes
Unlimited fine- Establish procedures and quality assurance for medical radiation exposure Employer
Employer’s duties: clinical audit
- Establish and conduct clinical audits for medical radiation exposure Employer
Employer’s duties: accidental or unintended exposure
- Investigate and report accidental or unintended radiation exposure Employer
Relevant enforcing authority’s duties: accidental or unintended exposure
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must share lessons learned from significant radiation events Statutory regulator
Duties of the practitioner, operator and referrer
- Ensure staff follow procedures and cooperate during medical radiation exposure Operator
Justification of individual exposures
- Justify and authorise every medical radiation exposure Any Person
Optimisation
- Optimise radiation doses and provide patient safety information Operator
Estimates of population doses
- Collect and report population dose estimates for medical radiation Employer
Expert advice
- Appoint and involve a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) Employer
Equipment: general duties of the employer
- Maintain and test ionising radiation equipment Employer
Training
- Ensure staff are trained and maintain detailed training records Employer
Browse 10 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Application
The Licensing Authority
Equipment installed on or after 6th February 2018
Enforcement
Defence of due diligence
Revocation and transitional provision
Consequential amendments
Review
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 | Office for Nuclear Regulation (opens in a new tab) from ONR Detailed Guidance
- Civil nuclear security | Office for Nuclear Regulation (opens in a new tab) from ONR Detailed Guidance
- IR(ME)R enforcement notice compliance: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (December 2021) - Care Quality Commission (opens in a new tab) from CQC Detailed Guidance
- Dental mythbuster 8: Dental care records - Care Quality Commission (opens in a new tab) from CQC Detailed Guidance
- Dental mythbuster 3: Dental radiography and X-rays - Care Quality Commission (opens in a new tab) from CQC Detailed Guidance
- Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 - Approved Code of Practice (HSE) (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Accessible Information Standard (NHS England) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Fire safety in healthcare premises (NHS England) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Health Technical Memoranda (NHS England) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 - Approved Code of Practice (HSE) (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- ... and 1 more
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
ONR
PrimaryOffice for Nuclear Regulation
Independent regulator for nuclear safety and security. Issues nuclear site licences. Regulates nuclear installations, transport, and safeguards.
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Regulates medicines, medical devices, and blood components. Ensures safety, quality, and efficacy. Issues marketing authorisations.
Care Quality Commission
Independent regulator of health and social care in England. Registers, monitors, inspects and rates hospitals, care homes, GP practices, dental surgeries, and …
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