Singapore legislation
Regulation 23
of Radiation Protection (Transport of Radioactive Materials) Regulations
Regulation 23
Additional requirements relating to transport by post
A consignment which may be transported as an excepted package under regulation 17(1) and in which the activity of the contents does not exceed one tenth of the limits prescribed in Table 1 of the Third Schedule, may be accepted —
for domestic movement by the postal authorities subject to such additional requirements as those authorities may prescribe; or
for international movement by post, subject in particular to the following additional requirements as prescribed by the Acts of the Universal Postal Union:
the consignment shall be deposited with the postal authorities only by consignors authorised by the Chief Executive;
the consignment shall be dispatched by the quickest route, normally by air;
the consignment shall be plainly and durably marked on the outside with the words “RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL — Quantities permitted for Movement by Post”, and these words shall be crossed out if the packaging is returned empty;
the consignment shall carry on the outside the name and address of the consignor with the request that the consignment be returned in the case of non-delivery; and
the name and address of the consignor and the contents of the consignment shall be indicated on the internal packaging.