38Exemption for certain radiation apparatus

38 Exemption for certain radiation apparatus

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.