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Types of regulation

Official guidance from ONR

Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.

• Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 - Frequently asked questions | Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Detailed Guidance
• Radiation Protection advisors | Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Detailed Guidance
• Civil nuclear security | Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Detailed Guidance
• High-Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources (HASS) | Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Detailed Guidance
• Nuclear site health and safety | Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Detailed Guidance
• Regulation of Sensitive Nuclear Information (SNI) in the Supply Chain (List N) | Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Detailed Guidance
• Security Assessment Principles (SyAPs) | Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Detailed Guidance
• Transport legislation | Office for Nuclear Regulation
  Detailed Guidance

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Legal framework

Legislation that ONR directly enforces.

Primary legislation

• Nuclear Installations (Licensing and Insurance) Act 1959 Act 1959
• NILIA 1959 Act 1959
• Nuclear Installations Act 1965 Act 1965
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Act 1974
• Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991 Act 1991
• Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Act 1993
• Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 Act 2018

Secondary legislation

• Nuclear Installations (Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 1965 UK Statutory Instrument 1965
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended 2022) UK Statutory Instrument 1992
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 UK Statutory Instrument 1992
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 UK Statutory Instrument 1998
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 UK Statutory Instrument 1998
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument 1999
• Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument 1999
• Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002 UK Statutory Instrument 2002
• Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003 UK Statutory Instrument 2003
• Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
• ... and 7 more statutory instruments

Related legislation

Legislation connected to ONR's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

Sectors regulated