sec.59Radiation hazards— Act , ss 127 , 132 and 133

### sec.59 Radiation hazards— Act , ss 127 , 132 and 133 This section applies if— the thing mentioned in section 127 (1) (a) , 132 (4) (b) or 133 (2) (c) of the Act is an ionising radiation source; and the place mentioned in section 127 (1) (a) of the Act is a place at which a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person is carried out. For sections 127 (1) (b) , 132 (4) (b) and 133 (2) (c) of the Act , the radiation dose limit prescribed for the exposure of a person, other than a treated person, to ionising radiation from the radiation source is a total effective dose of 5mSv in any 12-month period. Subsection (2) does not apply if the exposure is an occupational exposure to the ionising radiation. (sec.59-ssec.1) This section applies if— the thing mentioned in section 127 (1) (a) , 132 (4) (b) or 133 (2) (c) of the Act is an ionising radiation source; and the place mentioned in section 127 (1) (a) of the Act is a place at which a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person is carried out. (sec.59-ssec.2) For sections 127 (1) (b) , 132 (4) (b) and 133 (2) (c) of the Act , the radiation dose limit prescribed for the exposure of a person, other than a treated person, to ionising radiation from the radiation source is a total effective dose of 5mSv in any 12-month period. (sec.59-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the exposure is an occupational exposure to the ionising radiation. - (a) the thing mentioned in section 127 (1) (a) , 132 (4) (b) or 133 (2) (c) of the Act is an ionising radiation source; and - (b) the place mentioned in section 127 (1) (a) of the Act is a place at which a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person is carried out.