Singapore legislation
Regulation 25
of Radiation Protection (Transport of Radioactive Materials) Regulations
Regulation 25
Storage in transit
Subregulation 1
The master of every vessel or aircraft —
bringing any radioactive material into Singapore in transit; or
carrying any radioactive material as part of the stores or equipment of that vessel or aircraft,shall before the vessel enters into or the aircraft lands in Singapore, notify the Chief Executive as to the nature and quantity of radioactive material on board such vessel or aircraft.
Subregulation 2
Where any radioactive material brought into Singapore in transit is landed or transhipped in Singapore, it shall be stored and dealt with as the Chief Executive may direct and shall be moved only under and in accordance with the prior consent in writing of the Chief Executive.
Subregulation 3
Any consent given by the Chief Executive under this regulation may be expressed to be subject to such conditions as the Chief Executive may see fit to impose.
Subregulation 4
The number of category II-YELLOW and category III‑YELLOW packages, overpacks, tanks and freight containers stored in any one storage area, such as a transit area, terminal building, store-room or assembly yard, shall be so limited that the total sum of the transport indexes in any individual group of such packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers does not exceed 50.
Subregulation 5
Groups of category II-YELLOW and category III-YELLOW packages, overpacks, tanks and freight containers shall be stored so as to maintain a spacing of at least 6 m from other groups of such packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers.
Subregulation 6
Where the transport index of a single package, overpack, tank or freight container exceeds 50 or the total transport index on board a conveyance exceeds 50, as permitted in Table 6 of the Third Schedule, storage shall be such as to maintain a spacing of at least 6 m from the other groups of packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers or other conveyance carrying radioactive material.
Subregulation 7
Paragraphs (4) to (6) shall not apply to consignments in which the radioactive contents are LSA-I materials.
Subregulation 8
Nothing in this regulation shall apply to any radioactive material in transit by air if the aircraft passes over Singapore without landing.