Radiation Protection (Non-Ionising Radiation) Regulations · 2001 Revised Edition · Part V · Control of Radiation Exposure
16. Possession of apparatus
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Where any person has in that person’s possession, custody or use the whole or any part of any irradiating apparatus, that person must not cause, permit or allow any individual, or any part of that individual’s body, to receive radiation —
at a level greater than can be justified in the circumstances; or
in any case, at a level in excess of any of the following exposure limits:
the exposure limit specified in Table 3 of the Third Schedule;
the maximum permissible exposure values specified in IEC 60825-1:2014.
Where any person has in that person’s possession, custody or use the whole or any part of any irradiating apparatus, that person must do all that is reasonably practicable to prevent harm or injury to any individual.
Subregulation 1
Where any person has in that person’s possession, custody or use the whole or any part of any irradiating apparatus, that person must not cause, permit or allow any individual, or any part of that individual’s body, to receive radiation —
at a level greater than can be justified in the circumstances; or
in any case, at a level in excess of any of the following exposure limits:
the exposure limit specified in Table 3 of the Third Schedule;
the maximum permissible exposure values specified in IEC 60825-1:2014.
Subregulation 2
Where any person has in that person’s possession, custody or use the whole or any part of any irradiating apparatus, that person must do all that is reasonably practicable to prevent harm or injury to any individual.