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Radiation Safety Act 1999
sec.57Criteria for applications—approvals to acquire
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### sec.57 Criteria for applications—approvals to acquire
In deciding whether an applicant for an approval to acquire is a suitable person to hold the approval, the chief executive may have regard to the following—
the following particulars of the applicant’s possession licence—
the radiation source the applicant is allowed to possess;
the radiation practice for which the applicant is allowed to possess the source;
the term of the licence;
any conditions of the licence;
the applicant’s reason for wanting to acquire the radiation source to which the application relates;
whether the application contains particulars adequate to identify the source;
the particulars, stated in the application, of how the applicant proposes to eventually dispose of, relocate, sell or give away the source;
whether the applicant held an approval to acquire under this Act, or a similar instrument under a corresponding law, that was suspended or cancelled;
whether the radiation source to which the application relates, when aggregated with radiation sources already in the applicant’s possession, will result in the applicant being in possession of a security enhanced source;
if the application relates to a security enhanced source—
the adequacy of the approved security plan for the source, having regard to section 34A ; and
the adequacy of any approved transport security plan for the source, having regard to section 34H ;
anything else relevant to the security of the radiation source to which the application relates;
anything else relevant to the following in so far as exposure to radiation is concerned—
the health or safety of any person;
harm to the environment.
s 57 amd 2010 No. 8 s 33
- (a) the following particulars of the applicant’s possession licence— (i) the radiation source the applicant is allowed to possess; (ii) the radiation practice for which the applicant is allowed to possess the source; (iii) the term of the licence; (iv) any conditions of the licence;
- (i) the radiation source the applicant is allowed to possess;
- (ii) the radiation practice for which the applicant is allowed to possess the source;
- (iii) the term of the licence;
- (iv) any conditions of the licence;
- (b) the applicant’s reason for wanting to acquire the radiation source to which the application relates;
- (c) whether the application contains particulars adequate to identify the source;
- (d) the particulars, stated in the application, of how the applicant proposes to eventually dispose of, relocate, sell or give away the source;
- (e) whether the applicant held an approval to acquire under this Act, or a similar instrument under a corresponding law, that was suspended or cancelled;
- (f) whether the radiation source to which the application relates, when aggregated with radiation sources already in the applicant’s possession, will result in the applicant being in possession of a security enhanced source;
- (g) if the application relates to a security enhanced source— (i) the adequacy of the approved security plan for the source, having regard to section 34A ; and (ii) the adequacy of any approved transport security plan for the source, having regard to section 34H ;
- (i) the adequacy of the approved security plan for the source, having regard to section 34A ; and
- (ii) the adequacy of any approved transport security plan for the source, having regard to section 34H ;
- (h) anything else relevant to the security of the radiation source to which the application relates;
- (i) anything else relevant to the following in so far as exposure to radiation is concerned— (i) the health or safety of any person; (ii) harm to the environment.
- (i) the health or safety of any person;
- (ii) harm to the environment.
- (i) the radiation source the applicant is allowed to possess;
- (ii) the radiation practice for which the applicant is allowed to possess the source;
- (iii) the term of the licence;
- (iv) any conditions of the licence;
- (i) the adequacy of the approved security plan for the source, having regard to section 34A ; and
- (ii) the adequacy of any approved transport security plan for the source, having regard to section 34H ;
- (i) the health or safety of any person;
- (ii) harm to the environment.