These Regulations are part of a package of measures to transpose Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (OJ No. L13, 17.1.2014) laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom. The Regulations extend to the whole of the United Kingdom.