Radiation Protection Regulations 2016
42Exemptions for certain radiation apparatus
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42 Exemptions for certain radiation apparatus
(1) A radiation apparatus that is specified in Schedule 5 of the NDRP is exempt from the operation of sections 13(1) , 14 and 38 of the Act.
(2) A radiation generator or electronic tube is exempt from the operation of sections 13(1) , 14 and 38 of the Act if –
(a) in normal operating conditions it does not cause an ambient dose equivalent rate or a directional dose equivalent rate that exceeds one microsievert per hour at a distance of 0.1 metre from any accessible surface of the radiation generator or electronic tube; or
(b) the maximum energy of the radiation produced by the radiation generator or electronic tube is not more than 5 thousand electronvolts.