reg 12 Duty to provide handover report to the authority responsible for recovery following a radiation emergency
(1) The consignor of class 7 goods involved in a radiation emergency must— (a) prepare a handover report; and (b) provide a copy of the handover report to the recovery authority. (2) For the purposes of this paragraph “handover report” means a report about a radiation emergency which— (a) includes the details of the incident giving rise to the emergency; (b) states whether the emergency plan was initiated and if so, state the actions (if any) taken by the driver, the escort commander, the carrier, the master and the consignor to assist in the handling of the radiation emergency; (c) states whether any part of the load involved in the emergency was contaminated and if so, state the steps taken by the consignor to arrange for— (i) the safe disposal of the relevant part of the load; and (ii) the decontamination of the relevant vehicle, train or vessel; (d) states any anticipated effects of the radiation emergency on the environment; (e) includes any other information which the consignor considers may assist in the transition from an emergency state. (3) The consignor must consult the carrier of the relevant class 7 goods when preparing the handover report. (4) The consignor must prepare the handover report and deliver it to the recovery authority as soon as reasonably practicable after the completion of the examination required by paragraph 6(5). (5) In this regulation, “recovery authority”— (a) in relation to a radiation emergency occurring in England, means the Secretary of State; (b) in relation to a radiation emergency occurring in Wales, means the Welsh Ministers; (c) in relation to a radiation emergency occurring in Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers.