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Appeal.

Conditions of licences.

(b) the holder thereof or any servant or agent of such holder has committed a breach of any of the terms or conditions of the licence; or

(c) for any other reason, it is in the public interest so to do. (2) Where any licence is cancelled or suspended under sub- section (1), neither the licence fee nor any part thereof shall be returned unless the Board so directs.

12. (1) An appeal by an applicant for or holder of a licence under this Ordinance shall lie by way of petition to the Governor from any refusal to grant or renew or from any cancellation or Suspension of a licence under section in or 11 within one month of notice being given of such refusal, cancellation or suspension. (a) On consideration of the petition, the Governor may make such order as he thinks proper and such order shall be final.

13. (1) Any licence granted under subsection (1) of section to shall be subject to such conditions as the Board or licensing authority may see fit to impose, and any conditions so imposed may at any time be varied, added to or revoked by the Board or licensing authority.

(2) Without limiting the general powers conferred by sub- section (1) any such condition may restrict the licence to---

(a) radioactive substances of a specified kind or specified

kinds;

(b) a specified apparatus or apparatus of a specified kind or

specified kinds;

(c) specified purposes.

Regulations. 14. (1) The Board may, subject to the approval of the

Legislative Council, by regulation prescribe or provide for-

(a) precautions to be taken to prevent injury being caused by ionising radiations to the health of persons employed in places where radioactive substances are manufactured, produced, treated, stored, or used, or where irradiating apparatus is used, or of other persons likely to be exposed to harmful radiation;

(b) methods of disposing of radioactive waste products from

any source whatever;

(c) the structural requirements of buildings where any radio- active substance is manufactured, produced, treated, used, or stored, or where irradiating apparatus is used ;

(d) precautions to be taken to prevent injury being caused by the transport of radioactive substances to the health of persons engaged therein and other persons ;

(e) the method of packing any radioactive substance ;

(f) marks to be placed on vessels, vehicles or containers

containing any radioactive substance ;

(g) the method of treatment or disposal of any package, container or vessel that has been used to convey, hold,

or store any radioactive substance;

(4) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which

radioactive substances may be stored or used;

( the purposes for which any radioactive substance or

irradiating apparatus may be used;

(j) the use of any specified radioactive substance containing more than a specified concentration or amount of any radioactive chemical element;

(k) the use of any specified type of irradiating apparatus ; (i) the maximum working hours of persons employed in the mining, manufacture, production, treatment, storage or use of radioactive substances or the use of irradiating apparatus, regulating the employment of those persons, the minimum bolidays to be taken by those persons, and the medical examination of those persons;

(m) the issue by medical practitioners of prescriptions con-

laining any radioactive substance;

(*) the dispensing and compounding of any prescription

containing any radioactive substance;

(6) the making of returns by owners and persons in possession of radioactive substances of the quantities and classes of radioactive substances held by them;