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Radiation Safety Act 1999
sec.220Existing licences
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### sec.220 Existing licences
This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement held, under the repealed Act, a licence mentioned in column 1 of the following table (a column 1 licence )—
column 1
column 2
licence to possess a radioactive substance
possession licence
licence to use a radioactive substance
use licence
licence to transport a radioactive substance
transport licence
licence to possess an irradiating apparatus
possession licence
licence to use an irradiating apparatus
use licence.
The person is taken to be the holder of a licence mentioned in column 2 of the table (a column 2 licence ) shown opposite the column 1 licence.
If the column 1 licence held by the person immediately before the commencement was subject to a condition, the column 2 licence the person is taken to hold is taken to be subject to the condition.
The person holds the column 2 licence until the later of the following days—
the day that is 3 months after the commencement;
the day the term of the column 1 licence ends;
if, before the later of the days mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), the person applies to the chief executive for the same type of licence and the application is successful—the day the person is given written notice of the decision about the application.
However, subsection (4) stops applying if the column 2 licence is surrendered, cancelled or suspended.
The person may not apply for a renewal of the column 2 licence the person is taken to hold.
(sec.220-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement held, under the repealed Act, a licence mentioned in column 1 of the following table (a column 1 licence )— column 1 column 2 licence to possess a radioactive substance possession licence licence to use a radioactive substance use licence licence to transport a radioactive substance transport licence licence to possess an irradiating apparatus possession licence licence to use an irradiating apparatus use licence.
(sec.220-ssec.2) The person is taken to be the holder of a licence mentioned in column 2 of the table (a column 2 licence ) shown opposite the column 1 licence.
(sec.220-ssec.3) If the column 1 licence held by the person immediately before the commencement was subject to a condition, the column 2 licence the person is taken to hold is taken to be subject to the condition.
(sec.220-ssec.4) The person holds the column 2 licence until the later of the following days— the day that is 3 months after the commencement; the day the term of the column 1 licence ends; if, before the later of the days mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), the person applies to the chief executive for the same type of licence and the application is successful—the day the person is given written notice of the decision about the application.
(sec.220-ssec.5) However, subsection (4) stops applying if the column 2 licence is surrendered, cancelled or suspended.
(sec.220-ssec.6) The person may not apply for a renewal of the column 2 licence the person is taken to hold.
- (a) the day that is 3 months after the commencement;
- (b) the day the term of the column 1 licence ends;
- (c) if, before the later of the days mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), the person applies to the chief executive for the same type of licence and the application is successful—the day the person is given written notice of the decision about the application.