Radiation Protection Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Disposal of Radioactive Waste
12. Disposal of radioactive waste
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No person shall, except with the prior written approval of the
Authority and in accordance with such conditions as may be specified by the
Authority, dispose of or cause to be disposed of any radioactive waste.
radioactive waste
"radioactive waste" means any waste which consists wholly or partly of - (a) the substance or article which, if it were not waste, would be radioactive material; or (b) a substance or an article which has been contaminated in the course of the production, keeping or use of radioactive material or by contact with, or proximity to other waste falling within paragraph (a).
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.
Terms defined in s 2
disposal
Defined · s 2"disposal", in relation to waste, includes - (a) its removal, deposit or destruction; (b) its discharge, whether onto land, into water or air, into a sewer or drain, or otherwise; and (c) its burial, whether underground or otherwise, and "dispose of" shall be construed accordingly;
radioactive waste
Defined · s 2"radioactive waste" means any waste which consists wholly or partly of - (a) the substance or article which, if it were not waste, would be radioactive material; or (b) a substance or an article which has been contaminated in the course of the production, keeping or use of radioactive material or by contact with, or proximity to other waste falling within paragraph (a).
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