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Radiation Safety Act 1999
sec.127Inspector’s power to seize dangerous things
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### sec.127 Inspector’s power to seize dangerous things
This section applies if—
an inspector enters a place under this division and finds a thing the inspector reasonably believes—
is the cause of a radiation hazard at the place; or
is likely to cause a radiation hazard at the place; and
the inspector reasonably believes the radiation hazard can not be managed in a way to ensure no person will receive a radiation dose from the thing higher than the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation.
The inspector may seize the thing.
(sec.127-ssec.1) This section applies if— an inspector enters a place under this division and finds a thing the inspector reasonably believes— is the cause of a radiation hazard at the place; or is likely to cause a radiation hazard at the place; and the inspector reasonably believes the radiation hazard can not be managed in a way to ensure no person will receive a radiation dose from the thing higher than the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.127-ssec.2) The inspector may seize the thing.
- (a) an inspector enters a place under this division and finds a thing the inspector reasonably believes— (i) is the cause of a radiation hazard at the place; or (ii) is likely to cause a radiation hazard at the place; and
- (i) is the cause of a radiation hazard at the place; or
- (ii) is likely to cause a radiation hazard at the place; and
- (b) the inspector reasonably believes the radiation hazard can not be managed in a way to ensure no person will receive a radiation dose from the thing higher than the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) is the cause of a radiation hazard at the place; or
- (ii) is likely to cause a radiation hazard at the place; and