Tanzania
Protection from Radiation Act
Chapter 188
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 22 July 1983
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
Part I – Preliminary provisions (ss. 1-4)
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protection from Radiation Act.2. Interpretation
3. Application
This Act shall apply throughout Tanzania in respect of all persons or body of persons whose undertakings involved or include the production, processing, handling, use, holding, storage, transport and disposal of natural and artificial radioactive material and in respect of any other activity which involves a risk of harm arising from ionising radiation.4. Exemptions
Part II – The National Radiation Commission (ss. 5-9)
5. Establishment of the Commission
6. President may declare Commission a body corporate
7. Functions of the Commission
8. Appointment and functions of Registrar
9. The Secretariat
Part III – Control of use of radioactive material (ss. 10-22)
10. Prohibition on use of radioactive material
11. Prohibition on installation of plants
12. Prohibition on importation of nuclear installations
13. Prohibition on operation of installations
14. Licensing of importers
15. Licensing of users
16. Liability of licensee
17. Modification, suspension and revocation of licences
18. Registration of users
19. Registration of operators
20. Registration of mobile radioactive apparatus
21. Exemption from registration
22. Cancellation and variation of registration
Part IV – General provisions relating to protection from radiation (ss. 23-30)
23. Duty to ensure safety
It shall be the duty of the Commission and of every person using radiation to ensure that provisions are made and systems of operations established whereby the health and person of workers, students and members of the public generally shall be secured against all foreseeable harm resulting from ionising radiation.24. Accumulation of radioactive waste
25. Disposal of radioactive waste
26. Authorisation of accumulation and disposal
27. Additional facilities for disposal and accumulation of radioactive waste
28. Provision of cover for licensee's liability
29. Accidents connected with radioactive apparatus
30. Liability of public authorities in respect of radioactive apparatus and installations
Part V – The radiation protection service (ss. 31-39)
31. Establishment of the Protection Committee
32. Functions of the Committee
33. Radiation protection service
34. Safety officers
35. Radiation protection staff
36. Powers of radiation protection staff
Every radiation protection staff, in the exercise of his functions under this Act, shall have power to—37. Right to enter and inspect
38. National Radiation Protection Fund
39. Confidentiality and custody of information
Part VI – Miscellaneous provisions (ss. 40-42)
40. Regulations
41. Offences
42. Evidence in legal proceedings
History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
22 July 1983
Commenced
Cited documents 2
Legislation 2
1. | Public Corporations Act | 52 citations |
2. | Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation Act | 2 citations |
Documents citing this one 1
Judgment 1
1. | Eva Mhando vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 14 of 2014) [2014] TZHC 2330 (24 November 2014) |