Radiation Protection Act(CHAPTER 262)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
2A Application of Act to Government
Part II ADMINISTRATION
3 Administration of Act and appointment of authorised officers
4 Advisory and technical committees
Part III CONTROL OF IMPORT, EXPORT, ETC., OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND IRRADIATING APPARATUS
5 Control of import, export, etc., of radioactive materials
6 Control of import, export, etc., of irradiating apparatus
Part IV LICENCES
7 Application for licences, etc.
8 Register of licences
Part V GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
9 Duties of licensees to employees
10 Duties of licensees to third parties
Part VI DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE
11 Disposal of radioactive waste
12 Accumulation of radioactive waste
13 Director-General may dispose of radioactive waste
14 Transport of radioactive waste
Part VII INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS
15 Maintenance of records, etc.
16 Power to obtain information and documents
17 Confidentiality
Part VIII INSPECTIONS
18 Interpretation of this Part
19 National inspectors and inspection
20 IAEA inspectors and inspection
21 Persons who may accompany IAEA inspectors
22 Written directions
23 Identification certificates
24 Warrant for national inspection
25 Warrant for IAEA inspection
26 Obligations of persons carrying out inspections
Part VIIIA OFFENCES RELATING TO NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONVENTION
26A Nuclear material
26B Use, etc., of nuclear material
26C Enhanced punishment for theft, etc., of nuclear material
26D Threat to commit certain offences
26E Information relating to offence
26F Extra-territoriality
26G Assistance under Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
26H Extradition
Part IX ENFORCEMENT
27 Power of arrest
28 Warrant for search and seizure
29 Use of force
30 Forfeiture
31 False or misleading statements and documents
32 Obstruction, etc., of authorised officer or IAEA inspector
Part X MISCELLANEOUS
33 Appeals
34 Protection of persons acting under Act
35 Public servants
36 Fees, charges, etc., collected by authorised officer to be paid to Agency
37 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
38 Jurisdiction of courts
39 Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for
40 Composition of offences
40A Cost of enforcement
41 Exemption
42 Amendment of Schedules
43 Regulations
44 Saving for other written law
45 Transitional and saving provisions
FIRST SCHEDULE Definition of nuclear material
SECOND SCHEDULE Enhanced punishments for offences committed in relation to nuclear material
Legislative History
Comparative Table