CAP. 303]
Radiation
46/90
[1982 Ed.
Originally 35 of 1957.
6 of 1961. 26 of 1965. L.N. 76/65. 55 of 1970. L.N. 206/77. L.N. 294/82. L.N. 410/82.
Short title.
CHAPTER 303
RADIATION
To control the import, export, possession and use of radioactive substances and irradiating apparatus and the prospecting and mining for radioactive minerals and for purposes connected therewith.
IN227/5
INT669 428241P8.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 161.)
Schedule.
1.
[6 September 1957.]
This Ordinance may be cited as the Radiation Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Board" means the Radiation Board established under section 3;
"inspector" means a person appointed under section 16(1) to be an inspector for the purposes of this Ordinance;
"ionizing radiation" means electromagnetic radiation (that is to say, X-ray or gamma ray photons or quanta) or corpuscular radiation, (that is to say, alpha particles, beta particles, electrons, positrons, protons, neutrons or heavy particles) being electromagnetic radiation or corpuscular radiation capable of producing ions and emitted from a radioactive substance or from a machine that is intended to produce ionizing radiations, or from a machine in which electrons are accelerated by a voltage of not less than 5 kilovolts; (Added 6 of 1961, s. 2. Amended L.N. 410/82)
"irradiating apparatus" means any apparatus which is intended to produce or emit, or is capable of producing or emitting, ionizing radiation at a dose rate in excess of 5 microsieverts per hour at a distance of 5 centimetres from any accessible point of the surface of the apparatus; (Replaced 55 of 1970, s. 2. Amended L.N. 410/82)
"medical practitioner" means a person for the time being registered or exempted from registration under the Medical Registration Ordinance;
"mine" includes all operations for the intentional winning or obtaining of any radioactive mineral;
"prospect" means to search for any radioactive mineral and includes such working as is reasonably necessary to enable the prospector to test the radioactive mineral bearing qualities of the area concerned;
"radioactive mineral" means any substance specified in the Schedule;
"radioactive substance" means any substance which consists of or contains any radioactive chemical element whether natural or artificial and whose specific activity exceeds 75 bequerels of parent radioactive chemical element per gram of substance; (Replaced 6 of 1961, s. 2. Amended L.N. 410/82)
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CAP. 303]
Radiation
46/90
[1982 Ed.
Originally 35 of 1957.
6 of 1961. 26 of 1965. L.N. 76/65. 55 of 1970. L.N. 206/77. L.N. 294/82. L.N. 410/82.
Short title.
CHAPTER 303
RADIATION
To control the import, export, possession and use of radioactive sub- stances and irradiating apparatus and the prospecting and mining for radioactive minerals and for purposes connected therewith.
IN 227/5
INT669 428241P8.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 161.)
Schedule.
1.
[6 September 1957.]
This Ordinance may be cited as the Radiation Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Board" means the Radiation Board established under section 3;
"inspector" means a person appointed under section 16(1) to be an
inspector for the purposes of this Ordinance;
"ionizing radiation" means electromagnetic radiation (that is to say, X-ray or gamma ray photons or quanta) or corpuscular radia- tion, (that is to say, alpha particles, beta particles, electrons, positrons, protons, neutrons or heavy particles) being electro- magnetic radiation or corpuscular radiation capable of produc- ing ions and emitted from a radioactive substance or from a machine that is intended to produce ionizing radiations, or from a machine in which electrons are accelerated by a voltage of not less than 5 kilovolts; (Added, 6 of 1961, s. 2. Amended, L.N. 410/82)
"irradiating apparatus" means any apparatus which is intended to produce or emit, or is capable of producing or emitting, ionizing radiation at a dose rate in excess of 5 microsieverts per hour at a distance of 5 centimetres from any accessible point of the surface of the apparatus; (Replaced, 55 of 1970, s. 2. Amended, L.N. 410/82)
"medical practitioner" means a person for the time being registered or exempted from registration under the Medical Registration Ordinance;
"mine" includes all operations for the intentional winning or obtain-
ing of any radioactive mineral;
“prospect" means to search for any radioactive mineral and includes such working as is reasonably necessary to enable the prospec- tor to test the radioactive mineral bearing qualities of the area concerned;
"radioactive mineral" means any substance specified in the Schedule; "radioactive substance" means any substance which consists of or
contains any radioactive chemical element whether natural or artificial and whose specific activity exceeds 75 bequerels of parent radioactive chemical element per gram of substance; (Replaced, 6 of 1961, s. 2. Amended, L.N. 410/82)
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