Resolution No. 652 of the Revolutionary Command Council promulgating Law No. 99 of 1980 on protection against ionizing radiation

IRAQ. Resolution No. 652 of 4 May .filQ..e.f4¼1e Revolutionary Com mand Council promulgating Law No. 99 of 1980 on protection against ionizing radiations. (Alwaqai Aliraqiya - The Official Gazette of the Republic of Iraq, 13 May 1981, No. 19, pp. 2-7) fraq 83.1 Sec. 3 of this Law, which repeals Law No. 80 of 1971 on the same subject, prescribes that the acquisition, use, manufacture, storage, loan, transportation, sale, purchase, import, export, or possession of, or other dealings in, sources of ionizing radiations are prohibited in the absence of a licence issued in accordanc"' with the provisions of this Law. Sec. 4 establishes the Radiation Protection Agency under the Environmental Protection Board. The Agency is made responsible for determining radiation pro tection policy, drawing up and supervising the implementation of plans and pro grammes in this area, and coordinating and supervising radiation protection ac tivities, as well as approving the siting and planning of radiation-emitting installations and installations for the storage of radioactive substances. Sec. 5 establishes the Radiation Protection Centre under the Radiation Protection Agency. Under the provisions of Sec. 6, the duties of the Centre are to monitor all peaceful uses of sources of ionizing radiations and to ensure protection against exposure to them or , pollution caused by them. The Centre is also to idcnLify those sources of radiation that require a licence, to issue such licences, and to approve employment of persons in connexion with ionizing radiations (such persons must not be under 18 years of age). Sec. 7 requires the Agency to lay down conditions for the granting of licences and the licensing procedure. Under the provisions of Sec. 8, the Agency is to lay down conditions concerning protective measures, maximum permitted exposure or contamination levels, and maximum permitted concentrations of radioactive substance~ in air and water (these conditions are to be determined in the light of recommendations, etc. issued .by the International Atomic Energy Agency and other competent international organizations). Under the. provisions of Sec. 9, the transport of sources of ionizing radiations is to be subject to instructions to be laid down by the Agency, in the light of similar international recommendations, lite. Sec. 10 requires the Agency to lay down instructions regarding the prevsntion <i)f incidents and and the elimination of their consequences. International Digest of Health Legislation, 1983, 34 (2) LEGISl:l,:TION: :::;u 1.n1:.c: l- \:.:.f'- n::.'-"--"" ~ f . . . rad·1at'1ons Details , t sources o 1onmng · · Sec. 1 l requires the Centr~ t~ 11:spec f ;wn ·rs of sources of ionizing radiations. are given in Secs. 12 and 13 o~ t e uues o cc un;cr the ·Radtntion Protection Ccn tre, Sec. 18 establishes a medical comm1tt . f d'ation incidents and the degree of . d ·. i g the occurrence o ra 1 • • responsible fo1 eterm1i1 n . . . d d'cal treatment m connexion d. • orting on dmgnos1s an me I h exposure to ra iation, rep . d . • n on their assignment to ot er with such incidents, and grantmg, staff leave or a v1s1 g . C::'====::i work in appropnate cases.