Section 40 - Protection from Harmful Radiation Act 1990 - Regulations

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(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed, or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the Governor may make regulations for or with respect to regulating activities concerned with regulated material, radiation apparatus and harmful non-ionising radiation, including the following activities—

(a) activities of producing, manufacturing, supplying, keeping, conveying, using or otherwise dealing with regulated material, radiation apparatus and harmful non-ionising radiation,

(b) activities concerning any aspect of waste management, including waste disposal, treatment, storage, recycling and minimisation.

(3) The regulations authorised by this section include regulations that make provision for or with respect to—

(a) requiring specified standards to be observed, practices and procedures to be followed and measures to be taken in relation to activities referred to in subsection (2),

(b) recommending practices and procedures that may be followed, and measures that may be taken, to further the achievement of the standards referred to in paragraph (a),

(c) regulating, restricting or prohibiting any act or thing that is involved in or related to an activity referred to in subsection (2),

(d) the granting, issuing or giving of a licence, permit, authority, approval, consent or accreditation,

(d1) the terms or conditions to which a licence, permit, authority, approval, consent or accreditation is subject,

(d2) the imposition of terms on accreditations that were issued without an expiry date,

(d3) matters relating to courses and other criteria required for licences, permits, authorities, consents, accreditation and exemptions, including the fees payable for approval of the courses and other criteria,

(d4) requirements in relation to persons who are exempt from holding licences, including requirements regarding—

(i) the supervision of the persons, and