Radiation Safety And Security Act

Cap. 330:01 · Revised Edition 2020 · 81 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Application
s. 4Act binds State
s. 5Objective of Act
s. 6Prohibition against non-peaceful use of ionizing radiation
s. 7Prohibited activities
s. 8Establishment of Office
s. 9Functions of Office
s. 10Establishment of Committee
s. 11Notification
s. 12Limitation on activities and practices
s. 13Application procedure
s. 14Consideration of application
s. 15Submission of radiation safety plan or nuclear security plan
s. 16Publication of an application for high category sources
s. 17Refusal of application
s. 18Conditions on a licence
s. 19Renewal of licence
s. 20Modification of licence
s. 21Non-transferability and validity of licence
s. 22Relinquishment of licence
s. 23Suspension of a licence
s. 24Notice of suspension or non-compliance
s. 25Revocation of licence
s. 26False or misleading information
s. 27Appointment of inspectors
s. 28Inspection programme
s. 29Identification card
s. 30Power of inspectors
s. 31Power of inspectors to take samples and equipment
s. 32Orders of inspectors
s. 33Validity of decisions of inspectors
s. 34Report on actions taken
s. 35Limitation on personal liability of inspectors
s. 36Enforcement action
s. 37Civil penalties
s. 38General penalties
s. 39Appeals Tribunal
s. 40Principles of radiation protection and safety
s. 41Regulations for the protection of persons from injury
s. 42Requirements for radiation protection
s. 43Obligations of licencee
s. 44Responsibility of licencee to ensure safety
s. 45Regulations with respect to medical practices
s. 46Protection of patients
s. 47National Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan
s. 48Emergency plans
s. 49Requirements for emergency plans
s. 50Transboundary emergency
s. 51Regulations for physical protection of nuclear and other radioactive materials
s. 52Nuclear security of radioactive materials
s. 53Responsibility where theft, threat of theft or loss occurs
s. 54Unlawful handling of radioactive or nuclear material and devices
s. 55Proliferation financing
s. 56Offence of opening, etc. seal
s. 57Offence of use of radioactive or nuclear material
s. 58Security of confidential information
s. 59Communication prejudicing security of nuclear material in certain circumstances
s. 60Jurisdiction
s. 61Safety and security of radioactive sources
s. 62National Register of radiation sources
s. 63Export, import and transit of radioactive sources
s. 64Security measures for radioactive sources
s. 65Loss of control over radioactive sources
s. 66Liability insurance
s. 67Transportation of radioactive material
s. 68Radioactive waste management
s. 69Principles applied to the management of radioactive waste
s. 70Exportation of radioactive waste
s. 71Limitation on the exportation of radioactive waste
s. 72Decommissioning
s. 73Cost of decommissioning
s. 74Implementation of Safeguards Agreement
s. 75Cooperation in the application of safeguard measures
s. 76System of accounting and control of nuclear material
s. 77Goods subject to import and export controls
s. 78Prohibition on the export or import of a controlled good
s. 79Regulations
s. 80Transitional
s. 81Commencement