Regulations

(1) The Office may, with the approval of the Minister, make Regulations prescribing anything required to be prescribed under this Act. (2) Regulations made under this Act may provide that any breach or contravention of any such regulation may be punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or both. (3) Notwithstanding the generality of sub-section (1), regulations may provide for– (a) the licensing requirements not provided for under this Act; (b) fees; (c) the categorization of radiation sources, nuclear and radioactive material and the types of facilities; (d) for management, including requirements and procedures for transfer of responsibilities considering interdependencies among all steps of and requirements for the management of disused (e) the inspection requirements and procedures not provided for under this Act; 54 (f) the exemptions from regulatory control; (g) dose limits for persons that may not be exceeded; (h) clearance levels or values below which radioactive material or within licensed activities and practices can be released from regulatory control; (i) the financial obligations of persons or entities licensed to conduct activities under this Act; (j) the exposures of persons to ionizing radiation excluded from the scope of application of this Act; (k) the requirements in respect of registers established under this Act; (l) the requirements for the establishment and maintenance of- (i) a system of accounting for and control (ii) a national system for the registration of licences for nuclear material; and (iii) content and format of the safety and (m) the reporting and record-keeping requirements required pursuant to the Agreement and any Protocols thereto; (n) establishment of regulatory measures for the security of nuclear and other radioactive material and their associated facilities and Radiation Safety and Security [CAP. 330:0155 activities including measures for the detection, prevention and response to unauthorized or malicious acts involving such materials or facilities; (o) the method for the exchange of information and cooperation with regulatory bodies in and with relevant international organizations concerning matters arising from the exercise of the functions of the Office; (p) the mechanisms and procedures for informing and consulting the public and stakeholders about the regulatory process and the safety, health and environmental aspects of regulated activities and practices, including incidents, accidents, and abnormal occurrences; (q) requirements of high category sources for decommissioning; or (r) composition of the Committee for Radiation (4) Regulations may- (a) refer to or incorporate, wholly or partially and with or without modification, any established code or standard that is in force at a particular time or from time to time; and (b) be of general application or limited according to time, place or circumstances. (5) If a code or standard is referred to or incorporated in regulations, evidence of the contents of the code or standard may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a document 56 apparently certified by the Office to be a true copy of the code or standard.