Power of
the Board
6. The Board may delegate to any one or more of its ex- to delegata officio members the exercise of its powers to grant or refuse
certain of
its func- tions.
Control of
radioactive
aubstances and irradiating apparatus.
Presump- tiona.
licences under this Ordinance and to cancel, suspend or renew licences issued under this Ordinance, and such delegated powers shall be exercised in accordance with such conditions, exceptions and qualifications (if any) as the Board may determine:
Provided that no delegation so made shall preclude the Board from exercising or performing at any time the power so delegated.
7. (1) Subject to such exemptions as may be prescribed, no person shall, except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Ordinance—
(a) manufacture or otherwise produce; or
(b) sell or otherwise deal in or with; or
(c) have in his possession or use; or
(d) bring or cause to be brought or sent into the Colony;
or
(e) take or send or cause to be taken or sent out of the
Colony,
any radioactive substance or irradiating apparatus.
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.
2.
For the purposes of subsection (1) of section 7, a radio- active substance or irradiating apparatus shall be deemed-
(a) to have been brought or sent into the Colony when, in any manner whatsoever, it is brought or comes into the Colony from any place outside the Colony; and
(b) to have been taken or sent out of the Colony when it is placed on any ship, aircraft, train or vehicle within the Colony for the purpose of being taken or carried to any place outside the Colony,
for and
9. (c) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Mining Control of Ordinance, 1954, no person shall prospect for or mine any radio. Prospecting active mineral except under and in accordance with a licence mining issued under this Ordinance.
radionetive minerals. (33 of
(2) If any such mineral is discovered in the course of pro- 1954). specting under a prospecting licence granted under either the Prospecting and Mining Ordinance, 1906, or the Mining Ordin- (7 of 1900), ance, 1954, the holder of such licence shall immediately notify the Colonial Secretary of such discovery.
(3) If any such mineral is discovered in the course of mining under a mining licence or mining lease granted under either the Prospecting and Mining Ordinance, 1906, or the Mining Ordin- ance, 1954, no such mineral shall be removed without the consent of the Governor.
(4) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.
10. (1) On application in the prescribed manner by any Grant etc.
of licences. person desiring to obtain a licence under this Ordinance, or to renew a licence issued under this Ordinance, the Board may grant or refuse to grant a licence to the applicant or renew or refuse to renew the licence issued under this Ordinance as the case may be.
(2) Every application for a licence under this Ordinance or for renewal of a licence issued under this Ordinance shall be accompanied by such information or particulars as may be pre- scribed or as the Board or licensing authority may require.
(3) Every licence granted or renewed under subsection (1) shall, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed, be issued or renewed in the prescribed manner and in the appropriate pre- scribed form, and shall be valid, unless cancelled or suspended, for such period as the Board or licensing authority may determine,
11. (1) By notice in writing to the holder of a licence issued Cancella under this Ordinance, the Board may cancel, or for such period tion and
Burpension as it thinks fit, suspend, the licence, if the Board is satisfied that of licences.
(u) rhe holder thereof or any servant or agent of such holder has been convicted of an offence against this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder; or
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