Ionising Radiations Ordinance, 1969 (No. 44 of 1969)

No. 44 OF 1969 16 I assent. R. S. FOSTER. Governor. 23rd December, 1969. AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT WORKERS AGAINST IONISING RADIATIONS [ ] ,nrn by the Legislature of Fiji: 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Ionising Radiations · • ::,nee, 19G9, and shall come into force on a date to be · ::,.J by the Governor in the Gazette. !. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires .. . \uthority " means the Director of Medical Services; ·· i1mi:.ing radiation " means electromagnetic radiation (that is to say x-ray or gamma-ray photons or quanta) or corpuscular radiation (that is to say alpha particles, beta particles, electrons, positrons, photons, neutrons or heavy particles) being electromagnetic radiation or corpuscular radiation capable of producing ions and emitted from a radio-active substance or from a machine or apparatus in which electrons are accele rated by a voltage of not less than five kilovolts. 3.-(l) ".\o person shall install or cause to be installed on ·: '.•rcmi,es used for the purpose of an undertaking for use · · .-:h undertaking any machine or apparatus which is capable · i :-ixlt!cing or emitting ionising radiations unless he has '.s:c,·d a licence from the Authority permitting him so to ·.•:..:J or cause to be installed such machine or apparatus. S4m't title. IntupretatiOll . Licenee required for machines or app3.ra:h1$, 170 Llc:ea,ce. Offecces. Ionising Radiations-44 of 1969 (2) The Governor in Council may by order exempt any machine or apparatus or any class of machine or apparatus from the provisions of this section. (3) Any person who has, before the commencement of this Ordinance, installed or caused to be installed any machine or apparatus of the nature referred to in the last preceding sub section shrrll, within three months of such commencement, apply to the Authodty for a licence to operate such machine or apparatus and in the event of such licence being refused shall fortlmith upon such refusal being communicated to him cease to operate such machine or apparatus. 4.-(1) Applications for the granting of a licence under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be made in writing to tha Authodty who may require the applicant to give such further information as the Authority may require or may require the applicant to permit the inspection of the premises in which the machine or apparatus is intended to be installed or, in till case of a machine or apparatus being operated at the com mencement of this Ordinance, is installed. (2) The Authodty may grant or refuse a licence and, if 1 licence is granted, he may impose such conditions therein as he may in his discretion see fit. (3) A licence issued under the provisions of this Ordinance may at any time be revoked or varied by the Authodty and if: such a licence is granted for a limited period it may be reneweli with or without variation at the expiration of such period ill the same manner as in the case of a granting of a permit. 5. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions J. section 3 of this Ordinance or who fails to comply with tilt provisions of any condition imposed in a licence granted undlf the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offena! and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding h1t hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceedinf six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. Passed in Council this sixteenth day of December, in the yd of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine.