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Radiation Safety Act 1999
sec.15Requirement for transport licence—transport otherwise than by road
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### sec.15 Requirement for transport licence—transport otherwise than by road
A person must not transport a radioactive substance other than by road, unless the person is the holder of a transport licence to transport the substance.
Maximum penalty—
for a radioactive substance that is not a security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or
for a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who transports the substance merely as an employee.
s 15 amd 2010 No. 8 s 11
(sec.15-ssec.1) A person must not transport a radioactive substance other than by road, unless the person is the holder of a transport licence to transport the substance. Maximum penalty— for a radioactive substance that is not a security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or for a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units.
(sec.15-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who transports the substance merely as an employee.
- (a) for a radioactive substance that is not a security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or
- (b) for a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units.