4. Possessing radioactive material or Convention device
Feedback & supportA person shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term which may extend to life imprisonment, if —
the person, intentionally and without lawful authority, possesses any radioactive material or Convention device; and
radioactive material
“radioactive material” means any nuclear material or any other radioactive substance;
the person intends that the radioactive material or Convention device be used to cause —
Convention device
“Convention device” means —(a)an explosive or incendiary device that releases or disseminates radioactive material or emits radiation; or(b)a device that releases or disseminates radioactive material or emits radiation, and that may, owing to its radiological properties, cause —(i)the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any individual; or(ii)substantial damage to property or to the environment;
the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any individual; or
substantial damage to property or to the environment.