NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 653.05

NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION

REGULATIONS

19th May, 2003

LEGAL NOTICE 44 of 2003, as amended by Legal Notices 173 of 2004 and 425 of 2007;

Act XV of 2009; Legal Notices 426 of 2012 and 210 of 2018 and Act XXXIII of 2024.

The title of these regulations is the Nuclear Safety and

Radiation Protection Regulations.

Regulation 17

PARTICULARS TO BE PROVIDED IN A NOTIFICATION UNDER

REGULATION 17

The following particulars shall be given in a notification under regulation 17

(a) the name and address of the employer and a contact telephone or fax

number or electronic mail address;

(b) the address of the premises where or from where the work activity is to

be carried out and a telephone or fax number or electronic mail address

at such premises;

(c) the nature of the business of the employer;

(d) characteristics of the source, as a minimum - the source term, total

activity, date and place of manufacturing and physical and chemical

form of the radioactive substance;

(e) into which of the following categories the source or sources of ionising

radiation fall-

(i) sealed source;

(ii) unsealed radioactive substance;

(iii) electrical equipment;

(f)

whether or not any source is to be used at premises other than the

address given at sub-paragraph (b) above;

(g) dates of notitication and commencement of the work activity; and

(h) a written risk assessment pursuant to regulation 27.

(1)

The scope of these regulations is to

(i)

allow beneficial and justified uses of ionizing

radiation;

(ii) provide for adequate protection of people in

current and future generations against the

harmful effects of ionizing radiation and for the

safety of radiation sources;

(iii) provide for the physical protection of nuclear

material;

(iv) provide a mechanism whereby these objectives

are achieved through the establishment of a

Radiation Protection Board to act as the

competent national authority, by co-ordinating

the activities of the regulatory authorities in the

field of nuclear safety and radiation protection.

Regulation 18

QUANTITIES AND CONCENTRATIONS OF RADIONUCLIDES

CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE APPLICATION

OF REGULATION 18

1. A practice or work activity may be exempted from the requirement to report

without further consideration, in compliance with regulation 18(1)(a) or (b)

respectively, if either the quantity or the activity concentration, as appropriate, of the

relevant radionuclides does not exceed the values in column 2 or 3 of Table A.

2. The basic criteria for the calculation of the values in Table A, for the

application of exemptions for practices or work activities, are as follows

(a) the radiological risks to individuals caused by the exempted practice or

work activity are sufficiently low as to be of no regulatory concern; and

(b) the collective radiological impact of the exempted practice or work

activity is sufficiently low as to be of no regulatory concern under the

prevailing circumstances; and

(c) the exempted practice or work activity is inherently without

radiological significance, with no appreciable likelihood of scenarios

that could lead to a failure to meet the criteria in (a) and (b).

3. Exceptionally, as provided in regulation 18(1)(a) and (b), the Board may

decide that a practice or work activity may be exempted where appropriate without

further consideration, in accordance wuth the basic criteria, even if the relevant

radionuclides deviate from the values in Table A, provided that the following criteria

are met in all feasible circumstances

(a) the effective dose expected to be incurred by any member of the public

due to the exempted practice or work activity is of the order of 10 µSv

or less in a year; and

(b) either the collective effective dose committed during one year of

performance of the practice or work activity is no more than about 1

man . Sv or an assessment of the optimization of protection shows that

exemption is the optimum option;

(c) number of exempted practices or work activities at the same site and

affecting the same critical group(s) shall be determined by the Board on

case by case basis.

4. For radionuclides not listed in Table A, the Board shall assign appropriate

values for the total activities and concentrations of activity per unit mass where the

need arises. Values thus assigned shall be complementary to those in Table A.

5. The values laid down in Table A apply to the total inventory of radioactive

substances held by a person or undertakings as part of a specific practice or work

aclivity at any point in time and to a limited amount of radioactive material, not

exceeding 1 tonne.(1000kg).

6. Nuclides carrying the suffix "+" or "sec" in Table A represent parent

nuclides in equilibrium with their correspondent daughter nuclides as listed in Table

B. In this case the values driven in Table A refer to the parent nuclide alone, but

already take account of the daughter nuclide(s) present.

7. In all other cases of mixtures of more than one nuclide, the requiretnent for

notification may be waived if the sum of the ratios for each nuclide of the total

activity present divided by the value listed in Tahle A is less than or equal to l. This

summation rule also applies to activity concentrations where the various nuclides

concerned are contained in the same matrix.

Table A

Table of Radionuclides

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Hydrogen

1 10 6

1 10 9

Tritiated compounds

Beryllium

1 10 3

1 10 7

Be-7

Carbon

1 10 4

1 10 7

C-14

Fluorine

1 10 1

1 10 6

F-18

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Neon

1 10 2

1 10 9

Ne-19

Sodium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Na-22

1 10 1

1 10 5

Na-24

Silicon

1 10 3

1 10 6

Si-31

1 10 3

1 10 6

Si-32

Phosphorus

1 10 3

1 10 5

P-32

1 10 5

1 10 8

P-33

Sulphur

1 10 5

1 10 8

S-35

Chlorine

1 10 4

1 10 6

Cl-36

1 10 1

1 10 5

Cl-38

Argon

1 10 6

1 10 8

Ar-37

1 10 2

1 10 9

Ar-41

Potassium

1 10 2

1 10 6

K-40

1 10 2

1 10 6

K-42

1 10 1

1 10 6

K-43

1 10 1

1 10 5

K-44

Calcium

1 10 4

1 10 7

Ca-45

1 10 1

1 10 6

Ca-47

Scandium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Sc-46

1 10 2

1 10 6

Sc-47

1 10 1

1 10 5

Sc-48

Vanadium

1 10 1

1 10 5

V-48

Chromium

1 10 3

1 10 7

Cr-51

Manganese

1 10 1

1 10 5

Mn-51

1 10 1

1 10 5

Mn-52

1 10 1

1 10 5

Mn-52m

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

1 10 4

1 10 9

Mn-53

1 10 1

1 10 6

Mn-54

1 10 1

1 10 5

Mn-56

Iron

1 10 1

1 10 6

Fe-52

1 10 4

1 10 6

Fe-55

1 10 1

1 10 6

Fe-59

Cobalt

1 10 1

1 10 6

Co-55

1 10 1

1 10 5

Co-56

1 10 2

1 10 6

Co-57

1 10 1

1 10 6

Co-58

1 10 4

1 10 7

Co-58m

1 10 1

1 10 5

Co-60

1 10 3

1 10 6

Co-60m

1 10 2

1 10 6

Co-61

1 10 1

1 10 5

Co-62m

Nickel

1 10 4

1 10 8

Ni-59

1 10 5

1 10 8

Ni-63

1 10 1

1 10 6

Ni-65

Copper

1 10 2

1 10 6

Cu-64

Zinc

1 10 1

1 10 6

Zn-65

1 10 4

1 10 6

Zn-69

1 10 2

1 10 6

Zn-69m

Gallium

1 10 1

1 10 5

Ga-72

Germanium

1 10 4

1 10 8

Ge-71

Arsenic

1 10 3

1 10 7

As-73

1 10 1

1 10 6

As-74

1 10 2

1 10 5

As-76

1 10 3

1 10 6

As-77

Selenium

1 10 2

1 10 6

Se-75

Bromine

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

1 10 1

1 10 6

Br-82

Krypton

1 10 2

1 10 9

Kr-74

1 10 2

1 10 9

Kr-76

1 10 2

1 10 9

Kr-77

1 10 3

1 10 5

Kr-79

1 10 4

1 10 7

Kr-81

1 10 5

1 10 12

Kr-83m

1 10 5

1 10 4

Kr-85

1 10 3

1 10 10

Kr-85m

1 10 2

1 10 9

Kr-87

1 10 2

1 10 9

Kr-88

Rubidium

1 10 2

1 10 5

Rb-86

Strontium

1 10 2

1 10 6

Sr-85

1 10 2

1 10 7

Sr-85m

1 10 2

1 10 6

Sr-87m

1 10 3

1 10 6

Sr-89

1 10 2

1 10 4

Sr-90+

1 10 1

1 10 5

Sr-91

1 10 1

1 10 6

Sr-92

Yttrium

1 10 3

1 10 5

Y-90

1 10 1

1 10 6

Y-90m

1 10 3

1 10 6

Y-91

1 10 2

1 10 6

Y-91m

1 10 2

1 10 5

Y-92

1 10 2

1 10 5

Y-93

Zirconium

1 10 3

1 10 7

Zr-93+

1 10 1

1 10 6

Zr-95

1 10 1

1 10 5

Zr-97+

Niobium

1 10 4

1 10 7

Nb-93m

1 10 1

1 10 6

Nb-94

1 10 1

1 10 6

Nb-95

1 10 2

1 10 7

Nb-95m

1 10 1

1 10 6

Nb-97

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

1 10 1

1 10 5

Nb-98

Molybdenum

1 10 1

1 10 6

Mo-90

1 10 3

1 10 8

Mo-93

1 10 2

1 10 6

Mo-99

1 10 1

1 10 6

Mo-101

Technetium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Tc-96

1 10 3

1 10 7

Tc-96m

1 10 3

1 10 8

Tc-97

1 10 3

1 10 7

Tc-97m

1 10 4

1 10 7

Tc-99

1 10 2

1 10 7

Tc-99m

Ruthenium

1 10 2

1 10 7

Ru-97

1 10 2

1 10 6

Ru-103

1 10 1

1 10 6

Ru-105

1 10 2

1 10 5

Ru-106+

Rhodium

1 10 4

1 10 8

Rh-103m

1 10 2

1 10 7

Rh-105

Palladium

1 10 3

1 10 8

Pd-103

1 10 3

1 10 6

Pd-109

Silver

1 10 2

1 10 6

Ag-105

1 10 1

1 10 6

Ag-108m+

1 10 1

1 10 6

Ag-110m

1 10 3

1 10 6

Ag-111

Cadmium

1 10 4

1 10 6

Cd-109

1 10 2

1 10 6

Cd-115

1 10 3

1 10 6

Cd-115m

1 10 1

1 10 6

Cd-117

Indium

1 10 2

1 10 6

In-111

1 10 2

1 10 6

In-113m

1 10 2

1 10 6

In-114m

1 10 2

1 10 6

In-115m

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Tin

1 10 3

1 10 7

Sn-113

1 10 2

1 10 5

Sn-125

Antimony

1 10 2

1 10 4

Sb-122

1 10 1

1 10 6

Sb-124

1 10 2

1 10 6

Sb-125

Tellurium

1 10 3

1 10 6

Te-123

1 10 3

1 10 7

Te-125m

1 10 3

1 10 6

Te-127

1 10 3

1 10 7

Te-127m

1 10 2

1 10 6

Te-129

1 10 3

1 10 6

Te-129m

1 10 2

1 10 5

Te-131

1 10 1

1 10 6

Te-131m

1 10 2

1 10 7

Te-132

1 10 1

1 10 5

Te-133

1 10 1

1 10 5

Te-133m

1 10 1

1 10 6

Te-134

Iodine

1 10 2

1 10 7

I-123

1 10 3

1 10 6

I-125

1 10 2

1 10 6

I-126

1 10 2

1 10 5

I-129

1 10 1

1 10 6

I-130

1 10 2

1 10 6

I-131

1 10 1

1 10 5

I-132

1 10 1

1 10 6

I-133

1 10 1

1 10 5

I-134

1 10 1

1 10 6

I-135

Xenon

1 10 4

1 10 4

Xe-131m

1 10 3

1 10 4

Xe-133

1 10 3

1 10 10

Xe-135

Caesium

1 10 2

1 10 5

Cs-129

1 10 3

1 10 6

Cs-131

1 10 1

1 10 5

Cs-132

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

1 10 1

1 10 4

Cs-134

1 10 3

1 10 5

Cs-134m

1 10 4

1 10 7

Cs-135

1 10 1

1 10 5

Cs-136

1 10 1

1 10 4

Cs-137+

1 10 1

1 10 4

Cs-138

Barium

1 10 2

1 10 6

Ba-131

1 10 1

1 10 5

Ba-140+

Lanthanum

1 10 1

1 10 5

La-140

Cerium

1 10 2

1 10 6

Ce-139

1 10 2

1 10 7

Ce-141

1 10 2

1 10 6

Ce-143

1 10 2

1 10 5

Ce-144+

Praseodymium

1 10 2

1 10 5

Pr-142

1 10 4

1 10 6

Pr-143

Neodymium

1 10 2

1 10 6

Nd-147

1 10 2

1 10 6

Nd-149

Promethium

1 10 4

1 10 7

Pm-147

1 10 3

1 10 6

Pm-149

Samarium

1 10 4

1 10 8

Sm-151

1 10 2

1 10 6

Sm-153

Europium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Eu-152

1 10 2

1 10 6

Eu-152m

1 10 1

1 10 6

Eu-154

1 10 2

1 10 7

Eu-155

Gadolinium

1 10 2

1 10 7

Gd-153

1 10 3

1 10 6

Gd-159

Terbium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Tb-160

Dysprosium

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

1 10 3

1 10 6

Dy-165

1 10 3

1 10 6

Dy-166

Holmium

1 10 3

1 10 5

Ho-166

Erbium

1 10 4

1 10 7

Er-169

Thulium

1 10 3

1 10 6

Tm-170

1 10 4

1 10 8

Tm-171

Ytterbium

1 10 3

1 10 7

Yb-175

Lutetium

1 10 3

1 10 7

Lu-177

Hafnium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Hf-181

Tantalum

1 10 1

1 10 4

Ta-182

Tungsten

1 10 3

1 10 7

W-181

1 10 4

1 10 7

W-185

1 10 2

1 10 6

W-187

Rhenium

1 10 3

1 10 6

Re-186

1 10 2

1 10 5

Re-188

Osmium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Os-185

1 10 2

1 10 7

Os-191

1 10 3

1 10 7

Os-191m

1 10 2

1 10 6

Os-193

Iridium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Ir-190

1 10 1

1 10 4

Ir-192

1 10 2

1 10 5

Ir-194

Platinum

1 10 2

1 10 6

Pt-191

1 10 3

1 10 7

Pt-193m

1 10 3

1 10 6

Pt-197

1 10 2

1 10 6

Pt-197m

Gold

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

1 10 2

1 10 6

Au-198

1 10 2

1 10 6

Au-199

Mercury

1 10 2

1 10 7

Hg-197

1 10 2

1 10 6

Hg-197m

1 10 2

1 10 5

Hg-203

Thallium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Tl-200

1 10 2

1 10 6

Tl-201

1 10 2

1 10 6

Tl-202

1 10 4

1 10 4

Tl-204

Lead

1 10 2

1 10 6

Pb-203

1 10 1

1 10 4

Pb-210+

1 10 1

1 10 5

Pb-212+

Bismuth

1 10 1

1 10 5

Bi-206

1 10 1

1 10 6

Bi-207

1 10 3

1 10 6

Bi-210

1 10 1

1 10 5

Bi-212+

Polonium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Po-203

1 10 1

1 10 6

Po-205

1 10 1

1 10 6

Po-207

1 10 1

1 10 4

Po-210

Astatine

1 10 3

1 10 7

At-211

Radon

1 10 4

1 10 7

Rn-220+

1 10 1

1 10 8

Rn-222+

Radium

1 10 2

1 10 5

Ra-223+

1 10 1

1 10 5

Ra-224+

1 10 2

1 10 5

Ra-225

1 10 1

1 10 4

Ra-226+

1 10 2

1 10 6

Ra-227

1 10 1

1 10 5

Ra-228+

Actinium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Ac-228

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Thorium

1 10 3

1 10 7

Th-226+

1 10 1

1 10 4

Th-227

1 10 0

1 10 4

Th-228+

1 10 0

1 10 3

Th-229+

1 10 0

1 10 4

Th-230

1 10 3

1 10 7

Th-231

1 10 1

1 10 4

Th-232

1 10 0

1 10 3

Th-232sec

1 10 3

1 10 5

Th-234+

Protactinium

1 10 1

1 10 6

Pa-230

1 10 0

1 10 3

Pa-231

1 10 2

1 10 7

Pa-233

Uranium

1 10 1

1 10 5

U-230+

1 10 2

1 10 7

U-231

1 10 0

1 10 3

U-232+

1 10 1

1 10 4

U-233

1 10 1

1 10 4

U-234

1 10 1

1 10 4

U-235

1 10 1

1 10 4

U-236

1 10 2

1 10 6

U-237

1 10 1

1 10 4

U-238+

1 10 0

1 10 3

U-238sec

1 10 2

1 10 6

U-239

1 10 3

1 10 7

U-240

1 10 1

1 10 6

U-240+

Neptunium

1 10 0

1 10 3

Np-237+

1 10 2

1 10 7

Np-239

1 10 1

1 10 6

Np-240

Plutonium

1 10 2

1 10 7

Pu-234

1 10 2

1 10 7

Pu-235

1 10 1

1 10 4

Pu-236

1 10 3

1 10 7

Pu-237

1 10 0

1 10 4

Pu-238

1 10 0

1 10 4

Pu-239

Concentration for

Radionuclide name, symbol,

Quantity for notification.

notification.

isotope

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

Regulation 18 (Bq/g)

1 10 0

1 10 3

Pu-240

1 10 2

1 10 5

Pu-241

1 10 0

1 10 4

Pu-242

1 10 3

1 10 7

Pu-243

1 10 0

1 10 4

Pu-244

Americium

1 10 0

1 10 4

Am-241

1 10 3

1 10 6

Am-242

1 10 0

1 10 4

Am-242m+

1 10 0

1 10 3

Am-243+

Curium

1 10 2

1 10 5

Cm-242

1 10 0

1 10 4

Cm-243

1 10 1

1 10 4

Cm-244

1 10 0

1 10 3

Cm-245

1 10 0

1 10 3

Cm-246

1 10 0

1 10 4

Cm-247

1 10 0

1 10 3

Cm-248

Berkelium

1 10 3

1 10 6

Bk-249

Californium

1 10 3

1 10 6

Cf-246

1 10 1

1 10 4

Cf-248

1 10 0

1 10 3

Cf-249

1 10 1

1 10 4

Cf-250

1 10 0

1 10 3

Cf-251

1 10 1

1 10 4

Cf-252

1 10 2

1 10 5

Cf-253

1 10 0

1 10 3

Cf-254

Einsteinium

1 10 2

1 10 5

Es-253

1 10 1

1 10 4

Es-254

1 10 2

1 10 6

Es-254m

Fermium

1 10 4

1 10 7

Fm-254

1 10 3

1 10 6

Fm-255

Other radionuclides not

1 10 -1

1 10 3

listed above (see note 1)

Note 1. In the case of radionuclides not specified elsewhere in this Part, the

quantities specified in this entry are to be used unless the Board has approved some

other quantity for that radionuclide.

Note 2. Nuclides carrying the suffix "+" or "sec" in the above table represent

parent nuclides in equilibrium with their correspondent daughter nuclides as listed in

the following Table. In this case the concentrations and quantities given in the above

Table refer to the parent nuclide alone, but already take account of the daughter

nuclide(s) present.

Table B

List of nuclides in secular equilibrium as referred to in point 6 of this Schedule

Parent nuclide

Daughter nuclides

Sr-80+

Rb-82

Sr 90+

Y-90

Zr-93+

Nb-93m

Zr-97+

Nb-97

Ru-106+

Rh-106

Cs-137+

Ba-137m

Ba-140+

La-140

Ce-134+

La-134

Ce-144+

Pr-144

Pb-210+

Bi-210, Po-210

Bi-210m+

Tl-206

Pb-212+

Bi-212, Tl-208, Po-212

Bi-212+

Tl-208, Po-212

Rn-220+

Po-216

Rn-222+

Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214

Ra-223+

Rn-219, Po-215, Pb-211, Bi-211, Tl-207

Ra-224+

Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208, Po-212

Ra-226+

Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bl-214, Po-214, Pb-210, Bi-210,

Po-210

Ra-228+

Ac-228

Th-226+

Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214

Th-228+

Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208, Po-212

Th-229+

Ra-225, Ac-225, Fr-221, At-217, Bi-213, Po-213, Pb-209

Th-232sec

Ra-228, Ac-228, Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212,

Bi-212, Tl-208, Po-212

Th-234+

Pa-234m

U-230+

Th-226, Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214

U-232+

Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208,

Po-212

U-235+

Th-231

U-238+

Th-234, Pa-234m

U-238sec

Th-234, Pa-234m, U-234, Th-230, Ra-226, Rn-222, Po-218,

Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214, Pb-210, Bi-210, Po-210

U-240+

Np-240

Parent nuclide

Daughter nuclides

Np-237+

Pa-233

Am-242m+

Am-242

Am-243+

Np-239

(1)

In these regulations, unless the content otherwise

requires

"absorbed dose" (D) means the energy absorbed per unit mass

D = d/dm

where d is the mean energy imparted by ionizing radiation to the

matter in a volume element, dm is the mass of the matter in this

volume element.

In these regulations, absorbed dose denotes the dose averaged

over a tissue or an organ. The unit for absorbed dose is the gray;

"accelerator" means an apparatus or installation, in which

particles are accelerated, emitting ionizing radiation with an energy

higher than 1 mega-electron volt (MeV);

"accident'' means any unintended event, including operating

errors, equipment failures or other mishaps, the consequences or

potential consequences of which are not negligible from the point

of view of protection or safety;

"accidental exposure" means an exposure of individuals as a

result of an accident. It does not include emergency exposure;

"Act" means the National Interest (Enabling Powers) Act;

"activation" means the process through which a stable nuclide is

transformed into a radionuclide by irradiating with particles or

high-energy gamma rays the material in which it is contained;

"activities performed by an outside worker" means any service

provided by an outside worker in a controlled area for which a

radiation employer is responsible;

" a c t i v i t y " ( A ) m e a n s t h e a c t i v i t y, A , o f a n a m o u n t o f a

radionuclide in a particular energy state at a given time and is the

quotient of dN by dt, where dN is the expectation value of the

number of spontaneous nuclear transitions from that energy state in

the time interval dt

A = dN/dt

The unit of activity is the becquerel;

"ambient dose equivalent" means the quantity H*(d) at a point in

a radiation field, defined as the dose equivalent that would be

produced by the corresponding aligned and expanded field in the

ICRU sphere at a depth d on the radius opposing the direction of

the aligned field. A depth d = 10 mm is recommended for strongly

penetrating radiation;

"apprentice" means a person receiving training or instruction

within an undertaking with a view to exercising a specific skill;

"approved" means approved for the time being in writing for the

purposes of these regulations by the Board, and published in such

form as the Board or the considers appropriate;

"approved dosimetric service" means a body responsible for the

calibration, reading or interpretation of individual monitoring

devices, or for the measurement of radioactivity in the human body

or in biological samples, or for assessment of doses, whose

capacity to act in this respect is recognized by the Board;

"approved medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner

responsible for the medical surveillance of category A workers, as

defined in regulation 43(1), whose capacity to act in that respect is

recognized by the Board;

"approved occupational health service" means a body or bodies

to which may be assigned responsibility for the radiation protection

of exposed workers and/or medical surveillance of category A

workers and whose capacity to act in that respect is recognized by

the Board;

"artificial sources" means radiation sources other than natural

radiation sources;

"authorization" means a permission granted in a document by the

Board application, or granted by national legislation, to carry out a

practice or any other action within the scope of these regulations.

Authorisation can take the form of a registration or a licence;

"avertable dose" means the dose to be saved by a protective

action; that is, the difference between the dose to be expected with

the protective action and that to be expected without it;

"Becquerel" (Bq): the special name of the unit of activity. One

becquerel is equivalent to one decay per second;

"Board" means the Radiation Protection Board;

"calendar year" means a period of twelve calendar months

beginning with the 1st January;

"clearance levels" means values, established by the Board, and

expressed in terms of activity concentrations and/or total activity,

at or below which radioactive substances or materials containing

radioactive substances arising from any practice subject to the

requirement of notification or authorization may be released from

the requirements of these regulations;

"comforter and carer" means an individual who (other than as

part of his occupation) knowingly and willingly incurs an exposure

to ionizing radiation resulting from the support and comfort of

another person who is undergoing or who has undergone any

medical exposure;

"committed effective dose" means the quantity E(  ) defined as

 w T .H T (  ) =  h(g) j,ing J j,ing +  h(g) j,inh J j,inh

E(  ) =

T

J

J

where HT(  ) is the committed equivalent dose to tissue T over the

integration time , and w T is the appropriate tissue weighting

factor. When  is not specified, it will be taken to be 50 years for

adults and to age 70 years for intakes by children. The unit for

committed effective dose is the sievert. Committed effective dose

could also be assessed using the committed effective dose per unit-

intake for ingested (h(g) j,ing ) or inhaled (h(g) j,inh ) radionuclide j

[Sv/Bq] by an individual in group of age g; J j,ing and J j,inh

respectively are the relevant intakes via ingestion and inhalation of

the radionuclide j [Bq];

"committed equivalent dose" means the quantity H T () defined

as

t 0 +

 t

H T () =

H T (t)dt

where t 0 is the time of intake, H T (t) is the equivalent dose rate at

time t in an organ or tissue, T and  is the time elapsed after an

intake of radioactive substances. When  is not specified it will be

taken to be 50 years for adults and to age 70 years for intakes by

children. The unit for committed equivalent dose is the sievert;

"controlled area" means any area in which specific protection

measures and safety provisions are or could be required for

controlling normal exposures or preventing the spread of

contamination during normal working conditions and for

preventing or limiting the extent of potential exposures, and to

which access is controlled;

"Convention" means the Convention on the Physical Protection

of Nuclear Material;

"critical group" means a group of members of the public which is

reasonably homogeneous with respect to its exposure for a given

radiation source and given exposure pathway and is typical of

individuals receiving the highest effective dose or equivalent dose

(as applicable) by the given exposure pathway from the given

source;

"deterministic effect" is a radiation effect for which generally

exists a threshold of dose and above this threshold the severity of

the effect increases with dose;

"disposal" means the emplacement of waste in a repository, or a

given location, without the intention of retrieval. Disposal also

covers the approved direct discharge of wastes into the

environment, with subsequent dispersion;

"dose" means, in relation to ionizing radiation, any dose quantity

or sum of dose quantities mentioned in the Third Schedule;

"dose constraint" means a restriction on the prospective doses to

individuals, which may result from a defined source for use at the

planning stage in radiation protection whenever optimization is

involved;

"dose limit" means, in relation to persons of a specified class, the

limit on effective dose or equivalent dose that shall not be

exceeded;

"effective dose" means the quantity E. defined as a summation of

the tissue equivalent doses, each multiplied by the appropriate

tissue weighting factor

 w T .H T

E =

T

where H T is the equivalent dose in tissue T and w T is the tissue

weighting factor for tissue T. From the definition of equivalent

dose, it follows that

 w T .  w R . D T.R

E =

T

R

where w R is the radiation weighting factor for radiation R and D T.R

is the average absorbed dose in the organ or tissue T. The unit of

effective dose is the sievert (Sv). Taking into consideration various

pathways of exposure, the effective dose may consist of external

exposure and committed effective dose

E = E ext + E()

where E ext is the external dose;

"emerg ency exposure" m eans a n ex po s ur e o f in di vid ual s

implementing the necessary rapid action to bring help to

endangered individuals, prevent exposure of a large number of

people or save a valuable installation or goods, whereby one of the

individual dose limits equal to that laid down for exposed workers

could be exceeded. Emergency exposure shall apply only to

volunteers;

"emergency plan" means the set of procedures to be implemented

in the event of a radiological accident. Emergency plans may be

either on-site, that is for the whole area under the control of the

radiation employer where a source is present or intended to be

present, or off-site, that is the area beyond that under the control of

the radiation employer;

"equivalent dose'' means the quantity H T.R defined as

H T.R = D T.R .w R

where D T.R is the absorbed dose delivered by radiation type R

averaged over a tissue or organ T and w R is the radiation weighting

factor for radiation type R.

When the radiation field is composed of different radiation types

with different values of W R the equivalent dose is

 w R . D T.R

H T =

R

The unit of equivalent dose is J/kg, termed the sievert (Sv);

"exclusion" means the process whereby the Board deems that the

magnitude or likelihood of an exposure is essentially unamenable

to control and is thus excluded from regulatory control;

"exemption" (from regulatory control, including those of

notification, registration and licensing) refers to practices or work

activities and sources within justified practices, for which the

Board is satisfied that the sources comply with the exemption

criteria specified in regulation 18 or such sources satisfy other

exemption levels determined by the Board;

"exposed workers" means persons, either self-employed or

working for an employer, subject to an exposure incurred at work

from practices and work activities covered by these regulations and

liable to result in doses exceeding one or other of the dose levels

equal to the dose limits for members of the public;

"exposure" means the act or condition of being exposed to

ionizing radiation. Exposure can be either external exposure

(irradiation by sources outside the body) or internal exposure

(irradiation by sources inside the body). Exposure can be classified

as either normal exposure or potential exposure; either

occupational, medical or public exposure: and, in intervention

situations, either emergency exposure or chronic exposure. The

term exposure is also used in radiodosimetry to express the amount

of ionization produced in air by ionizing radiation;

"external employer" means any person, other than the radiation

employer, and including members of the staff of the external

employer, performing services of any sort in a controlled area;

"Gray" (Gy) means the name of the unit of absorbed dose. One

gray is equal to one joule per kilogram

1 Gy = 1 J kg -1 ;

"health detriment" means an estimate of the risk at reduction in

length and quality of life occurring in a population following

exposure to ionizing radiation. This includes loss arising from

somatic effects, cancer and severe genetic disorder;

"health record" means, in relation to a worker, the record of

medical surveillance of that worker maintained by the employer in

accordance with regulation 45;

"intake" means the process of taking radionuclides into the body

by inhalation or ingestion or through the skin;

"international nuclear transport" means t he carriage of a

consignment of nuclear material by any means of transportation

intended to go beyond the territory of the State where the shipment

originates beginning with the departure from a facility of the

shipper in that State and ending with the arrival at a facility of the

receiver within the State of ultimate destination;

"intervention" means a human activity that prevents or decreases

the exposure of individuals to radiation from sources which are not

part of a practice and work activity or which are out of control, by

acting on sources, transmission pathways and individuals

themselves;

"intervention level" means a value of avertable equivalent dose,

avertable effective dose or a derived value, at which intervention

measures should be considered. The avertable dose or derived

value is solely that associated with the exposure pathway to which

the intervention measure is to be applied;

"ionizing radiation" means the transfer of energy in the form of

particl es o r electromagn et ic waves of a waveleng th of 100

nanometers or less or a frequency of 3 X 10 15 Hertz or more

capable of producing ion pairs in biological materials;

"local rules" means rules made in accordance with regulation 36;

"maintained", where the reference is to maintaining plant,

apparatus, equipment or facilities, means maintained in an efficient

state, in efficient working order and good repairs;

"Maltese ship'' shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it

by article 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act;

"medical exposure" means exposure incurred by -

(a) patients as part of their own medical or dental

diagnosis or treatment;

(b) persons knowingly and voluntarily helping (other than

those occupationally exposed), in the support and

comfort of patients undergoing medical diagnosis and

treatment; and

(c) volunteers in a programme of biomedical research

involving their exposure;

"member of the public" means in a general sense, any individual

in the population except, for the purposes of these regulations,

when subject to occupational or medical exposure, and for the

purpose of verifying compliance with the annual dose limit for

public exposure, shall mean the representative individual in the

relevant critical group;

"Minister" means the Ministers responsible for occupational

health and safety, for the environment, for health or for internal

affairs, acting together or separately as appropriate;

"natural radiation sources" mean sources of ionizing radiation

from natural terrestrial or cosmic origin;

"normal exposure" means an exposure that is expected to be

received under normal operating conditions of an installation or a

source, including possible minor mishaps that can be maintained

under control;

"notification" means the requirement of submitting a document

to the Board to notify the intention to carry out a practice or work

activity or any other action within the scope of these regulations;

"nuclear material" means plutonium except that with isotopic

concentration exceeding 80% in plutonium-238; uranium-233;

uranium enriched in the isotope 235 or 233; uranium containing the

mixture of isotopes as occurring in nature other than in the form of

ore or ore-residue; any material containing one or more of the

foregoing;

"occupational exposure" consists of all exposures of workers

incurred in the course of their work, with t he exception of

exposures excluded from these regulations and exposures from

practices and work activities or sources exempted by these

regulations;

"outside worker" means a category A person (including trainees,

apprentices or students over 18 years) who carries out services in

the controlled area of any employer (other than the controlled area

of his own employer), whether employed temporarily, permanently,

or as a self-employed person;

"person" includes a body of persons and any body corporate

established by or under any law;

"potential exposure" means exposure, that is not expected to be

delivered with certainty, with a probability of occurrence that can

be estimated in advance, that may result from an accident at a

source or owing to an event or sequence of events of a probabilistic

nature, including equipment failures and operating errors;

"practice" means any human activity action that can increase the

exposure of individuals to radiation, or extend exposure or the

likelihood of exposure to additional people from an artificial

source, or from a natural radiation source where natural

radionuclides are processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile

properties, except in the case of an emergency exposure;

"public exposure" means an exposure incurred by members of

the public from radiation sources, excluding any occupational or

medical exposure as well as the radiation from the local

undisturbed background, but including exposure from authorised

sources, practices and from intervention situations;

"qualified expert" means a person having the knowledge and

training needed to carry out physical, technical or radiochemical

tests enabling doses to be assessed, and to give advice in order to

ensure effective protection of individuals and the correct operation

of protective equipment, and whose capacity to act as a qualified

expert is recognized by the Board. A qualified expert may be

assigned the technical responsibility for the tasks of radiation

protection of workers and members of the public;

"radiation employer" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to

the word "employer" by article 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act

and includes

(a) any natural or legal person who carries out the

practices or work activities referred to in regulation 4

and, for the purposes of regulations 17 and 19,

includes a person who intends to carry out such work

and who has the legal responsibility under national law

for such practices or work activities; and

(b) any duty imposed by these regulations on an employer

in respect of his worker shall extend to a self-

employed person in respect of himself;

"radiation passbook" means -

(a) in the case of a worker employed by an employer in

Malta a passbook approved by the Board for the

purpose of these regulations;

(b) in the case of an outside worker employed by an

employer in an EU member State, a passbook

authorised by the competent authority for that member

State, as the case may be;

"radiation weighting factor" (w R ) is a dimensionless factor used

to weight the dose absorbed in tissue according to the type of

radiation;

"radiation worker" is any person who works, whether full or part

time or temporarily, for an employer who has recognised rights and

duties in relation to occupational radiation protection;

"radioactive contamination" means the presence of radioactive

substances in or on any material, surface (including any surface of

the body or clothing) or environment, including liquids or gases, or

the human body where they are undesirable or could be harmful. In

the specific case of the human body, this radioactive contamination

includes both external skin contamination and internal

contamination, irrespective of route of intake;

"radioactive substance" means any substance that contains one or

more radionuclides the activity or concentration of which cannot be

disregarded as far as radiation protection is concerned;

"radiological emergency" means a situation that requires urgent

action in order to protect workers, members of the public or the

population either partially or as a whole;

"radioactive waste" means a material of whatever physical form,

remaining from practices and work activities or interventions, for

which no further use is foreseen at present and which (i) contains or

is contaminated with radioactive substances having activity or

activity concentration higher than the relevant level of exemption

from regulatory control, and (ii) exposure to which is not excluded

from these regulations;

"Registrar-General" shall have the same meaning as is assigned

to it by article 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act;

"regulatory authority" means the Radiation Protection Board,

jointly set up by the below mentioned members, which exercise

their respective regulatory functions in the area of nuclear safety

and radiation protection through the Board

(1) Occupational Health and Safety Authority set up in

accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act as

regards the protection of workers from exposure to

radiation sources at work;

(2) the Environment Protection Directorate or other

competent authority as established by virtue of the

Environment Protection Act, as regards protection of

the environment from radiation sources;

(3) the Superintendent of Public Health in terms of the

Department of Health (Constitution) Ordinance, in

matters relating to the protection of the general

population from radiation sources;

(4) the Civil Protection Department established by the

Civil Protection Act in relation to preparation for and

response to civil emergencies;

(5) any other authority which, in the opinion of the Prime

Minister, after consultation with the Board, may have a

regulatory function in the field of ionizing radiation;

(6) any other authority to which the Ministers responsible

for occupational health and safety, civil protection,

health or the environment may, from time to time,

assign any of the responsibilities of the above-

mentioned under these regulations

Provided that the Prime Minister shall issue a notice of any

such assignment of responsibilities in the Gazette;

"sealed source" means a source containing any radioactive

substance that is permanently sealed in a capsule or closely

bounded and in a solid form; and the capsule or material of which is

strong enough to maintain leaktightness under the conditions of use

and wear for which the source was designed as well as in cases of

foreseeable mishaps;

"Sievert" means the name of the unit of equivalent or effective

dose. One sievert is equivalent to one joule per kilogram

1 Sv = 1 J kg -1 ;

"stochastic effects" of radiation are radiation effects which

generally occur without a threshold level of dose and whose

probability of occurring is proportional to the dose magnitude,

whereas the severity of effects is independent of dose;

"source" means an apparatus, a radioactive substance or an

installation capable of emitting ionizing radiation or radioactive

substances;

"supervised area" means an area subject to appropriate

supervision for the purpose of protection against ionizing radiation

and which has been so designated by the employer in accordance

with regulation 35;

"tissue weighting factor" (w T ) is a dimensionless factor used to

weight the equivalent dose in a tissue T;

"trainee" means a person aged 16 years or over (including a

student) who is undergoing instruction or training which involves

operations which would, in the case of a worker, be work with

ionising radiation;

"transport" means, in relation to a radioactive substance, carriage

of that substance on a road or through another public place

(whether on a conveyance or not), or by rail, inland waterway, sea

or air and, in the case of transport on a conveyance, a substance

shall be deemed as being transported from the time that it is loaded

onto the conveyance for the purpose of transporting it until it is

unloaded from that conveyance, but a substance shall not be

considered as beings transported if -

(a) it is transported by means of a pipeline or similar

means; or

(b) it forms an integral part of a conveyance and is used in

connection with the operation of that conveyance;

"Tribunal" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it by

article 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act;

"uranium enriched in the isotope 235 or 233" means uranium

containing the isotope 235 or 233 or both in an amount such that

the abundance ratio of the sum of these isotopes to the isotope 238

is greater than the ratio of the isotope 235 to the isotope 238

occurring in nature;

"work'' shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it by article

2 of the Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act and shall

include any instruction or training which a person undergoes as a

trainee and the meaning of "at work" shall be considered

accordingly;

"work activity" means a sequence of man-made actions,

involving naturally occurring radionuclides, which are not aimed at

pr o c e s s i ng an d, o r e xt r a c ti n g t h e s e r a d i o nu c l i de s f or th e ir

radioactive, fissile or fertile properties;

"worker" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it by article 2

of the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Regulation 22

DOSE LIMITS FOR DIFFERENT CLASSES OF PERSONS

Dose limit applies to the sum of the relevant doses from external exposures in one

year and the committed doses from intakes in the same period.

PART 1

Dose limits for apprentices and students

(1) The limit for effective dose for apprentices or students aged between 16 and

18 years who, in the course of their studies, are obliged to use sources shall be 6 mSv

per year.

Without prejudice to this dose limit

(a) the limit on equivalent dose for the lens of the eye shall be 50 mSv in a

year;

(b) the limit on equivalent dose for the skin shall be 150 mSv in a year. This

limit shall apply to the dose averaged over any area of 1 cm 2 , regardless

of the area exposed;

(c) the limit on equivalent dose for the hands, forearms, feet and ankles

shall be 150 mSv in a year.

(2) The exposure conditions and operational protection of apprentices and

students aged between 16 and 18 years referred to in paragraph (1) shall be

equivalent to that of exposed workers of category B.

(3) The dose limits for apprentices and students aged 18 years or over who, in

the course of their studies, are obliged to use sources shall be as the dose limits for

exposed workers laid down in Part 2.

(4) The dose limits for apprentices and students who are not subject to the

provisions of paragraph (1) and (3) shall be the same as the dose limits for members

of the public specified in Part 4.

PART 2

Dose limits for exposed workers

(1) For the purposes of regulation 22(1), the limit on effective dose for any

worker of 18 years of age or above shall be 20 mSv in any calendar year.

(2) Where an employer is able to demonstrate in respect of any worker that this

dose limit is impracticable having regard to the nature of the work undertaken by

that worker, the limit on effective dose for such exposed workers shall be 100 mSv in

a consecutive five-year period, subject to a maximum effective dose of 50 mSv in

any calendar year.

(3)

Without prejudice to paragraphs (1) and (2)

(a) the limit on equivalent dose for the lens of the eye shall be 150 mSv in a

year;

(b) the limit on equivalent dose for the skin shall be 500 mSv in a year. This

limit shall apply to the dose averaged over any area of 1 cm 2 , regardless

of the area eaposed;

(c) the limit on equivalent dose for the hands, forearms, feet and ankles

shall be 500 mSv in a year.

PART 3

Women of reproductve capacity

(1) Without prejudice to the above paragraphs, the limit on equivalent dose for

the abdomen of a woman of reproductive capacity who is at work, being the

equivalent dose from extrnal radiation resulting from exposure to ionising radiation

averaged throughout the abdomen, shall be 13 mSv in any consecutive period of

three months.

(2) As soon as a pregnat woman informs the undertaking, in accordance with the

Protcction of Maternity at Workplaces Regulations, of her condition, the protection

of the child to be born shall be comparable wuth that provded for members of the

public. The conditions for the pregnant woman in the context of her employment

shall therefore be such that the equivalent dose to the child to be born will be as low

as reasonably achievable and that it will be unlikely that this dose will exceed 1 mSv

during at least the remainder of the pregnancy.

(3) As soon as a breastfeeding woman informs the undertaking in accordance

with the Protection of Maternity at Workplaces Regulations of her condition she

shall be employed so that 1/20 of the annual limit intake (ALI) shall not be

exceeded.

PART 4

Other persons

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) hereof, for the purposes of regulation 22(1) the

limit on effective dose for any person other than a worker or trainee, including any

person below the age of 16, attributable to practices or work activities, shall be 1

mSv in any calendar year.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to any person (not being a

comforter or carer) who may be exposed to ionising radiation resulting from the

medical exposure of another person and in such a case the limit on effective dose for

any such person shall be 5 mSv in any period of five consecutive calendar years.

(3)

Without prejudice to paragraphs (1) and (2) -

(a) the limit on equivalent dose for the lens of the eye shall be 15 mSv in

any calendar year;

(b) the limit on equivalent dose for the skin shall be 50 mSv in any calendar

year averaged over any 1 cm 2 area regardless of the area exposed;

(c) the limit on equivalent dose for the hands, forearms, feet and ankles

shall be 50 mSv in a calendar year

Provided that the dose limits from all relevant practices or work activities

shall not apply to any of the following exposures

(a) exposure of individuals as part of their own medical diagnosis or

treatment;

(b) exposure of individuals knowingly and willingly helping (other than as

part of their occupation) in the support and comfort of patients

undergoing medical diagnosis or treatment. The dose of any such

comforter or visitor of patients shall be constrained so that it is unlikely

that his dose will exceed 5 mSv during the period of patient’s

examination or treatment. The dose to children visiting patients, who

have ingested radioactive materials, should similarly be constrained to

less than 1 mSv;

(c) exposure of volunteers participating in medical and biomedical research

programmes.

(4)

Generic dose constraints

In relation to regulation 21, the generic dose constraint of effective dose,

applicable to a single practice or work activity and to the mean dose among

individuals of the critical group of the public, shall be 0.25 mSv/y.

(1) These regulations shall apply to all practices and work

activities which involve a risk from ionizing radiation emanating

from an artificial source or from a natural radiation source in cases

where natural radionuclides are or have been processed in view of

their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties, namely

(a) the production, processing, handling, use, holding,

storage, transport, supply, import to and export from

Malta, transit through Maltese territory and disposal of

radioactive substances;

(b) the operation of any electrical equipment emitting

ionizing radiation and containing components

operating at a potential difference of more than 5 kV

(c) discontinuance or cessation of a practice or work

activity involving radioactive substances and devices

that produce radiation and are used for industrial,

medical, agricultural, research and education

purposes;

(d) any other practice or work activity specified from time

to time by the Board.

(2) In accordance with Part II, these regulations shall apply to

nuclear material used for peaceful purposes while in international

nuclear transport, and as applicable to domestic use, storage and

transport.

(3) In accordance with Part XII they shall also apply to work

activities which are not covered by subregulation (1) but which

involve the presence of natural radiation sources and may lead to a

significant increase in the exposure of workers or members of the

public which cannot be disregarded from the radiation protection

point of view.

(4) In accordance with Part XIV it shall also apply to any

intervention in cases of radiological emergencies or in cases of

lasting exposure resulting from the after-effects of a radiological

emergency or a past or old practice or work activity.

(5) These regulations shall not apply to exposures associated

with excluded or exempted situations.

PART II

PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL

Amended by

L.N. 426 of 2012.

Regulation 38(4)

PARTICULARS TO BE ENTERED IN THE RADIATION PASSBOOK

1. Indivdual serial number of the passbook.

2. A statement that the passbook has been approved by the Board for the

purpose of these Regulations.

3. Datc of issue of the passbook by the approved dosimetry service.

4. The name, telephone number and mark of endorsement of the issuing

approved dosimetry service.

5. The name, address, telephone and telex/fax number of the employer.

6. Full name (surname, forenames), date of birth, gender and a legally valid

identification document number and/or national insurance number of the outside

worker to whom the passbook has been issued.

7. Date of the last medical review of the outside worker and the relevant

classification in the health record maintained under regulation 44 as fit, fit subject to

conditions (which shall be specified) or unfit.

8. The relevant dose limits applicable to the outside worker to whom the

passbook has been issued.

9. The cumulative dose assessment in mSv for the year to date for the outside

worker, external (whole body, organ or tissue) and/or internal as appropriate and the

date of the end of the last assessment period.

10. In respect of services performed by the outside worker -

(a) the name and address of the employer responsible for the controlled

area;

(b) the period covered by the performance of the services;

(c) estimated dose information, which shall be, as appropriate -

(i)

all estimate of any whole body effective dose in mSv received by

the outside worker;

(ii) in the event of non-uniform esposure, an estimate of the

equivalent dose in mSv to organs and tissues as appropriate; and

(iii) in the event of internal radioactive contamination, an estimate of

the activity taken in or the committed dose.

For the purpose of article 3(4) of the Act, the text of the

Convention, which these regulations shall implement, is being

published in the Sixth Schedule.

L.N. 426 of 2012

Regulation 45

PARTICULARS TO BE CONTAINED IN A HEALTH RECORD

The following particulars shall be contained in a health record made for the

purposes of regulation 45 -

(a) the worker’s -

(i)

full name;

(ii)

sex;

(iii)

date of birth;

(iv)

permanent address; and

(v)

Legally Valid Identification Document Number and/or National

Insurance number;

(b) the date of the worker’s commencement as a classified person in present

employment;

(c) the nature of the worker’s employment;

(d) in the case of a female worker, a statement as to whether she is likely to

receive in any consecutive period of three months an equivalent dose of

ionising radiation for the abdomen exceeding 13 mSv;

(e) the date of last medical examination or health review carried out in

respect of the worker;

(f)

the type of the last medical examination or health review carried out in

respect of the worker;

(g) a statement by the approved medical practitioner or approved

occupational health service made as a result of the last medical

examination or health review carried out in respect of the worker

classifying the worker as fit, fit subject to conditions (which should be

specified) or unfit;

(h) in the case of a female worker in respect of whom a statement has been

made under paragraph (d) to the effect that she is likely to receive in any

consecutive period of three months an equivalent dose of ionising

radiation for the abdomen exceeding 13 mSv, a statement by the

approved medical practitioner or approved occupational health service

certifying whether in his professional opinion the worker should be

subject to the additional dose limit specified in paragraph (1) of Part 3

of the Third Schedule;

(i)

in relation to each medical examination and health review, the name and

signature of the approved medical practitioner or approved occupational

health service;

(j)

the name and address of the approved dosimetry service with whom

arrangements have been made for maintaining the dose record in

accordance with regulation 38.

(1)

No person shall, with regards to nuclear material -

(a) export or authorize the export of such material from

Malta;

(b) import or authorize the import of such material into

Malta;

(c) transit Maltese territory by land or through its airports

or seaports,

unless prior authorisation has been granted by the Board, acting in

close co-ordination with the Authority for Transport in Malta and

the Department of Civil Aviation, which may stipulate any

conditions and levy any charges in this regard.

(2)

The Board shall not grant authorisations for -

(a) importation of nuclear material from, or transit

through Maltese territory of such material en route to,

States which are not party to the Convention, or

(b) the export of such material from Malta,

unless the Board receives assurances that such material will be

protected at the levels described in Annex I of the Sixth Schedule

during the international nuclear transport and is supplied with all

relevant information to enable it to inform in advance the States

which the nuclear material is expected to transit by land or internal

waterways or whose airports and seaports it is expected to enter.

Regulation 5

CONVENTION ON PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL

Preamble

THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION,

Recognising the right of all States to develop and apply nuclear energy for

peaceful purposes and their legitimate interests in the potential benefits to be derived

from the peaceful application of nuclear energy,

Convinced of the need for facilitating international co-operation in the peaceful

application of nuclear energy,

Desiring to avert the potential dangers posed by the unlawful taking and use of

nuclear material,

Convinced that offences relating to nuclear material are a matter of grave concern

and that there is an urgent need to adopt appropriate and effective measures to ensure

the prevention, detection and punishment of such offences,

Aware of the need for international co-operation to establish, in confornnty with

the national law of each State Party and with this Convention, effective measures for

the physical protection of nuclear material,

Convinced that this Convention should facilitate the safe transfer of nuclear

material,

Stressing also the importance of the physical protection of nuclear material in

domestic use, storage and transport,

Recognising the importance of effective physical protection of nuclear material

used for military purposes, and understanding that such material is and will continue

to be accorded stringent physical protection,

Have agreed as follows

Article 1

For the purposes of this Convention

a.

"nuclear material" means plutonium except that with isotopic concentration

exceeding 80% in plutonium-238; uranium-233; uranium enriched in the isotope 235

or 233; uranium containing the mixture of isotopes as occurring in nature other than

in the form of ore or ore-residue; any material containing one or more of the

foregoing;

b.

"uranium enriched in the isotope 235 or 233" means uranium containing the

isotope 235 or 233 or both in an amount such that the abundance ratio of the sum of

these isotopes to the isotope 238 is greater than the ratio of the isotope 235 to the

isotope 238 occurring in nature;

c.

"international nuclear transport" means the carriage of a consignment of

nuclear material by any means of transportation intended to go beyond the territory

of the State where the shipment originates beginning with the departure from a

facility of the shipper in that State and ending with the arrival at a facility of the

receiver within the State of ultimate destination.

Article 2

1. This Convention shall apply to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes

while in international nuclear transport.

2. With the exception of articles 3 and 4 and paragraph 3 of article 5, this

Convention shall also apply to nuclear material used for pcacefþul purposes while in

domestic use, storage and transport.

3. Apart from the commitments expressly undertaken by States Parties in the

articles covered by paragraph 2 with respect to nuclear material used for peaceful

purposes while in domestic use, storage and transport, nothing in this Convention

shall be interpreted as affecting the sovereign rights of a State regarding the

domestic use, storage and transport of such nuclear material.

Article 3

Each State Party shall take appropriate steps within the framework of its national

law and consistent with international law to ensure as far as practicable that, during

international nuclear transports nuclear material within its territory, or on board a

ship or aircraft under its jurisdiction insofar as such ship or aircraft is engaged in the

transport to or from that State, is protected at the levels described in Annex 1.

Article 4

1. Each State Party shall not export or authorise the export of nuclear material

unless the State Party has received assurances that such material will be protected

during the international nuclear transport at the levels described in Annex I.

2. Each State Party shall not import or authorize the import of nuclear material

from a State not party to this Convention unless the State Party has received

assurances that such material will during the international nuclear transport be

protected at the levels described in Annex I.

3. A State Party shall not allow the transit of its territory by land or internal

waterways or through its airports or seaports of nuclear material between States that

are not parties to this Convention unless the State Party has received assurances as

far as practicable that this nuclear material will be protected during international

nuclear transport at the levels described in Annex I.

4. Each State Party shall apply within the framework of its national law the

levels of physical protection described in Annex I to nuclear material being

transported from a part of that State to another part of the same State through

international waters or airspace.

5. The State Party responsible for receiving assurances that the nuclear

material will be protected at the levels described in Annex I according to paragraphs

1 to 3 shall identify and inform in advance States which the nuclear material is

expected to transit by land or internal waterways, or whose airports or seaports it is

expected to enter.

6. The responsibility for obtaining assurances referred to in paragraph 1 may

be transferred, by mutual agreement, to the State Party involved in the transport as

the importing State.

7. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as in any way affecting the

territorial sovereignty and jurisdiction of a State, including that over its airspace and

territorial sea.

Article 5

1. States Parties shall identify and make known to each other directly or

through the International Atomic Energy Agency their central authority and point of

contact having responsibility for physical protection of nuclear material and for co-

ordinating recovery and response operations in the event of any unauthorized

removal, use or alteration of nuclear material or in the event of credible threat

thereof.

2. In the case of theft, robbery or any other unlawful taking of nuclear material

or of credible threat thereof, States Parties shall, in accordance with their national

law, provide co-operation and assistance to the maximum feasible extent in the

recovery and protection of such material to any State that so requests. In particular

a.

State Party shall take appropriate steps to inform as soon as possible

other States, which appear to it to be concerned, of any theft, robbery or

other unlawful taking of nuclear material or credible threat thereof and

to inform, where appropriate, international organizations;

b.

as appropriate, the States Parties concerned shall exchange information

with each other or international organizations with a view to protecting

threatened nuclear material, verifying the integrity of the shipping

container, or recovering unlawfully taken nuclear material and shall

i.

co-ordinate their efforts through diplomatic and other agreed

channels;

ii.

render assistance; if requested;

iii.

ensure the return of nuclear material stolen or missing as a

consequence of the above-mentioned events.

The means of implementation of this co-operation shall be determined by

the States Parties concerned.

3. States Parties shall co-operate and consult as appropriate, with each other

directly or through international organizations, with a view to obtaining guidance on

the design, maintenance and improvement of systems of physical protection of

nuclear material in international transport.

Article 6

1. States Parties shall take appropriate measures consistent with their national

law to protect the confidentiality of any information which they receive in

confidence by virtue of the provisions of this Convention from another State Party or

through participation in an activity carried out for the implementation of this

Convention. If States Parties provide information to international organizations in

confidence, steps shall be taken to ensure that the confidentiality of such information

is protected.

2. States Parties shall not be required by this Convention to provide any

information which they are not permitted to communicate pursuant to national law or

which would jeopardize the security of the State concerned or the physical protection

of nuclear material.

Article 7

1. The intentional commission of

a.

an act without lawful authority which constitutes the receipt,

possession, use, transfer, alteration, disposal or dispersal of nuclear

material and which causes or is likely to cause death or serious injury to

any person or substantial damage to property;

b.

a theft of robbery of nuclear material;

c.

an embezzlement or fraudulent obtaining of nuclear material;

d.

an act constituting a demand for nuclear material by threat or use of

force or by any other form of intimidation;

e.

a threat

(i)

to use nuclear material to cause death or serious injury to any

person or substantial property damage, or

(ii) to commit an offence described in sub-paragraph (b) in order to

compel a natural or legal person, international organization or

State to do or to refrain from doing any act;

f.

an attempt to commit any offence described in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c);

and

g.

an act which constitutes participation in any offence described in

paragraphs (a) to (f)

shall be made a punishable offence by each State Party under its national law.

2. Each State Party shall make the offences described in this article punishable

by appropriate penalties which take into account their grave nature.

Article 8

1. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish

its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in article 7 in the following cases

a.

when the offence is committed in the territory of that State or on board a

ship or aircraft registered in that State;

b.

when the alleged offender is a national of that State.

2. Each State Party shall likewise take such measures as may be necessary to

establish its jurisdiction over these offences in cases where the alleged offender is

presented in its territory and it does not extradite him pursuant to article 11 to any of

the States mentioned in paragraph 1.

3. This Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised in

accordance with national law.

4. In addition to the States Parties mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2, each State

Party may, consistent with international law, establish its jurisdiction over the

offences set forth in article 7 when it is involved in international nuclear transport as

the exporting or importing State.

Article 9

Upon being satisfied that the circumstances so warrant, the State Party in whose

territory the alleged offender is present shall take appropriate measures, including

detention, under its national law to ensure his presence for the purpose of

prosecution or extradition. Measures taken according to this article shall be notified

without delay to the States required to establish jurisdiction pursuant to article 8 and,

where appropriate, all other States concerned.

Article 10

The State Party in whose territory the alleged offender is present shall, if it does

not extradite him, submit, without exception whatsoever and without undue delay,

the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution, through

proceedings in accordance with the laws of that State.

Article 11

1. The offences in article 7 shall be deemed to be included as extraditable

offences in any extradition treaty existing between States Parties. States Parties

undertake to include those offences as extraditable offences in every future

extradition treaty to be concluded between them.

2. If a State Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a

treaty receives a request for extradition from another State Party with which it has no

extradition treaty, it may at its option consider this Convention as the legal basis for

extradition in respect of those offences. Extradition shall be subject to the other

conditions provided by the law of the requested State.

3. States Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of

a treaty shall recognize those offences as extraditable offences between themselves

subject to the conditions provided by the law of the requested State.

4. Each of the offences shall be treated, for the purpose of extradition between

States Parties, as if it had been committed not only in the place in which it occurred

but also in the territories of the States Parties required to establish their jurisdiction

in accordance with paragraph 1 of article 8.

Article 12

Any person regarding whom proceedings are being carried out in connection with

any of the offences set forth in article 7 shall be guaranteed fair treatment at all

stages of the proceedings.

Article 13

1. States Parties shall afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in

connection with criminal proceedings brought in respect of the offences set forth in

article 7, including the supply of evidence at their disposal necessary for the

proceedings. The law of the State requested shall apply in all cases.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not affect obligations under any other

treaty, bilateral or multilateral, which governs or will govern, in whole or in part,

mutual assistance in criminal matters.

Article 14

1. Each State Party shall inform the depository of its laws and regulations

which give effect to this Convention. The depository shall communicate such

information periodically to all States Parties.

2. The State Party where an alleged offender is prosecuted shall, wherever

practicable, first communicate the final outcome of the proceedings to the States

directly concerned. The State Party shall also communicate the final outcome to the

depository who shall inform all States.

3. Where an offence involves nuclear material used for peaceful purposes in

domestic use, storage or transport, and both the alleged offender and the nuclear

material remain in the territory of the State Party in which the offence was

committed, nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted as requiring that State

Party to provide information concerning criminal proceedings arising out of such an

offence.

Article 15

The Annexes constitute an integral part of this Convention.

Article 16

1. A conference of States Parties shall be convened by the depository of five

years after the entry into force of this Convention to review the implementation of

the Convention and its adequacy as concerns the preamble, the whole of the

operative part and the annexes in the light of the then prevailing situation.

2. At intervals of not less than five years thereafter, the majority of States

Partics may obtain, by submitting a proposal to this effect to the depository, the

convening of further conferences with the same objective.

Article 17

1. In the event of a dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the

interpretation or application of this Convention, such States Parties shall consult

with a view to the settlement of the dispute by negotiation, or by any other peaceful

means of settling disputes acceptable to all parties to the dispute.

2. Any dispute of this character which cannot be settled in the manner

prescribed in paragraph 1 shall, at the request of any party to such dispute, be

submitted to arbitration or referred to the International Court of Justice for decision.

Where a dispute is submitted to arbitration, if, within six months from the date of the

request, the parties to the dispute are unable to agree on the organization of the

arbitration, a party may request the President of the International Court of Justice or

the Secretary-General of the United Nations to appoint one or more arbitrators. In

case of conflicting requests by the partits to the dispute, the request to the Secretary-

General of the United Nations shall have priority.

3. Each State Party may at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance, or

approval of this Convention or accession thereto declare that it does not consider

itself bound by either or both of the dispute settlement procedures provided for in

paragraph 2. The other States Parties shall not be bound by a dispute settlement

procedure provided for in paragraph 2, with respect to a State Party which has made

a reservation to that procedure.

4. Any State Party which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph

3 may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the depositary.

Article 18

1. This Convention shall be open for signature by all States at the Headquarters

of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna and at the Headquarters of the

United Nations in New York from 3 March 1980 until its entry into force.

2. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the

signatory States.

3. After its entry into force, this Convention will be open for accession by all

States.

4. a.

This Convention shall be open for signature or accession by

international organizations and regional organizations of an integration

or other nature, provided that any such organization is constituted by

sovereign States and has competence in respect of the negotiation,

conclusion and application of international agreements in matters

covered by this Convention.

b.

In matters within their competence, such organizations shall, on their

own behalf, exercise the rights and fulfil the responsibilities which this

Convention attributes to States Parties.

c.

When becoming party to this Convention such an organization shall

communicate to the depository a declaration indicating which States are

members thereof and which articles of this Convention do not apply to

it.

d.

Such an organization shall not hold any vote additional to those of its

Member States.

5. Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be

deposited with depository.

Article 19

1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date

of deposit of the twenty-first instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with

the depository.

2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention

after the date of deposit of the twenty-first instrument of ratification, acceptance or

approval, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit

by such State of its instrument of ratification. acceptance, approval or accession.

Article 20

1. Without prejudice to article 16 a State Party may propose amendments to

this Convention. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the depository who

shall circulate it immediately to all States Parties. If a majority of States Parties

request the depository to convene a conference to consider the proposed

amendments, the depository shall invite all States Parties to attend such a conference

to being not sooner than thirty days after the invitations are issued. Any amendment

adopted at the conference by a two-thirds majority of all States Parties shall be

promptly circulated by the depository to all States Parties.

2. The amendment shall enter into force for each State Party that deposits its

instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment on the thirtieth

day after the date on which two-thirds of the States Parties have deposited their

instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval with the depository. Thereafter,

the amendment shall enter into force for any other State Party on the day on which

that State Party deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the

amendment.

Article 21

1. Any State Party any denounce this Convention by written notification to the

depository.

2. Denunciation shall take effect one hundred and eighty days following the

date on which notification is received by the depository.

Article 22

The depository shall promptly notify all States of

a.

each signature of this Convention;

b.

each deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or

accession;

c.

any reservation or withdrawal in accordance with article 17;

any communication made by an organization in accordance with

paragraph 4(c) of article 18;

the entry into force of this Convention;

the entry into force of any amendment to this Convention; and

any denunciation made under article 21.

Article 23

The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French,

Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Director

General of the International Atomic Energy Agency who shall send certitied copies

thereof to all States.

Sixth Schedule: Annex I

Levels of Physical Protection to be Applied in International Transport of Nuclear

Materials as Categorized In Annex II

1. Levels of physical protection for nuclear material during storage incidental

to international nuclear transport include

For Category III materials, storage within an area to which access is

controlled;

For Category II materials, storage within an area under constant

surveillance by guards or electronic devices, surrounded by a physical

barrier with a limited number of points of entry under appropriate

control or any area with an equivalent level of physical protection;

For Category I material, storage within a protected area as defined for

Category II above, to which, in addition, access is restricted to persons

whose trustworthiness has been determined, and which is under

surveillance by guards who are in close communication with

appropriate responses forces. Specific measures taken in this context

should have as their object the detection and prevention of any assault,

unauthorized access or unauthorized removal of material.

2. Levels of physical protection for nuclear material during international

transport include

For Category II and III materials, transportation shall take place under

special precautions including prior arrangements among sender,

receiver, and carrier, and prior agreement between natural or legal

persons subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of exporting and

importing States, specifying time,place and procedures for transferring

transport responsibility;

For Category I materials, transportation shall take place under special

precautions identified above for transportation of Category II and III

materials, and in addition, under constant surveillance by escorts and

under conditions which assure close communication with appropriate

response forces;

For natural uranium other than in the form of ore or ore-residue;

transportation protection for quantities exceeding 500 kilograms

uranium shall include advance notification of shipment specifying mode

of transport, expected time of arrival and confirmation of receipt of

shipment.

Sixth Schedule: Annex II

Table: Categorization of Nuclear Material

Category

Material

Form

III c/

I

II

a/

b/

1. Plutonium

Unirradiated

2 kg or more Less than 2 kg but 500 g or less

more than 500 g but more than

15 g

2. Uranium-235 Unirradiated b/

5 kg or more Less than 5 kg but 1 k g o r l e s s

uranium enriched to 20%

more than 1 kg

but more than

U or more

15 g

uranium enriched to 10%

10 kg or more

Less than 10

U but less than 20%

kg but more

than 1 kg

uranium enriched above

10 kg or more

natural, but less than 10%

235 U

3. Uranium-233 Unirradiated b/

2 kg or more Less than 2 kg but 500 g or less

more than 500 kg but more than

15 g

4. Irradiated

Depleted

or

fuel

natural uranium,

thorium or low-

enriched fuel

(less than 10%

fossile content) d e

a All plutonium except that with isotopic concentration exceeding 80% in plutonium-238.

b

Material not irradiated in a reactor or material irradiated in a reactor but with a radiation

level equal to or less than 100 rads/hour at one metre unshielded.

c Quantities not falling in Category III and natural uranium should be protected in

accordance with prudent management practice or work actvity.

d Although this level of protection is recommended, it would be open to States, upon

evaluation of the specific circumstances, to assign a different category of physical protection.

e

Other fuel which by virtue of its original fissile material content is classified as Category

I and II before irradiation may be reduced one category level while the radiation level from the

fuel exceeds 100 rads/hour at one metre unshielded.

(1) No Maltese ship or aircraft shall carry nuclear material

unless such material is protected at the levels described in Annex I

of the Sixth Schedule during international nuclear transport.

(2) It shall be the duty of the commander in the case of a

Maltese aircraft, to ensure that there is prior authorisation for the

transport of nuclear material from the competent authorities of the

e x p o r t i n g a n d i m p o r t i n g s t a t e s , a f t e r g i v i n g t h e n ec e s s a r y

assurances and satisfying any conditions in this regard.

(3) It shall be the duty of the master, in the case of a Maltese

ship, to ensure that there is prior authorisation for international

nuclear transport from the Registrar-General, after giving the

necessary assurances and satisfying any conditions in this regard

Provided that the Registrar-General may stipulate any

conditions and levy any charges in relation to such authorisations,

and it shall be the duty of the master to ensure that these conditions

are at all times adhered to.

Protection of workers undertaking intervention

(1) No worker undertaking an intervention shall be exposed in excess of the

maximum single year dose limit for occupational exposure specified in the Third

Schedule except

(a) for the purpose of saving life or preventing serious injury; or

(b) if undertaking actions to prevent the development of catastrophic

conditions.

When undertaking intervention under these circumstances, all reasonable

efforts shall be made to keep doses to workers below twice the maximum single dose

year limit, except for life saving actions, in which every effort shall be made to keep

doses below ten times the maximum single dose year limit, in order to avoid

deterministic effects on health. In addition, workers undertaking actions in which

their doses may approach or exceed ten times the maximum single dose year limit

shall do so only when the benefits to others clearly outweigh their owm risk.

(2) Workers who undertake actions in which the dose may exceed the maximum

single dose year limit shall be volunteers and shall be clearly and comprehensively

informed in advance of the associated health risk, and shall, to the extent feasible, be

trained in the actions that may be required.

(3) Once the emergency phase of an intervention has ended, workers

undertakings recovery operations shall be subject to the full system of requirements

for occupational exposure specified in these regulations.

(4) All reasonable steps shall be taken to provide appropriate protection during

the emergency intervention and to assess and separately record the doses received by

workers involved in such intervention. The doses received during intervention and

the associated health risk shall be communicated to the workers involved.

(5) Workers taking part in intervention shall not normally be precluded from

incurring further occupational exposure because of doses received in an emergency

situation. However, qualified medical advice shall be obtained before any such

further exposure, if a worker receives a dose exceeding ten times the maximum

single dose year limit, or at the worker’s request.

No person shall intentionally commit -

(a) an act without lawful authority which constitutes the

receipt, possession, use, transfer, alteration, disposal

or dispersal of nuclear material and which causes or is

likely to cause death or serious injury to any person or

substantial damage to property;

(b) a theft or robbery of nuclear material;

(c) an embezzlement or fraudulent obtaining of nuclear

material;

(d) an act constituting a demand for nuclear material by

threat or use of force or by any other form of

intimidation;

(e) a threat -

(i)

to use nuclear material to cause death or serious

injury to any person or substantial property

damage, or

(ii) to commit an offence described in paragraph (b)

in order to compel a natural or legal person,

international organization or State to do or to

refrain from doing any act;

(f)

an attempt to commit any offence described in

paragraphs (a), (b) or (c); and

(g) an act which constitutes participation in any offence

described in paragraphs (a) to (f).

PART III

RADIATION PROTECTION BOARD

(1) There shall be set up a Radiation Protection Board,

hereinaf ter referred to as the Board, which shall act as the

regulatory authority in the field of nuclear safety and radiation

protection.

(2)

The Board shall have such functions as may devolve on it

under any other law or as may be assigned to it in writing by the

Prime Minister or by the member agencies represented on the

Board. In the case that other regulations are in force governing

occupational, public, and medical exposures, or environmental

protection and safety of sources, which in some way address the

use of ionizing radiation, the Board shall, if it considers it

necessary, make recommendations to the Prime Minister for the

reallocation of the regulatory responsibility to the Board itself or to

some other authority as the Board deems fit.

(3)

It shall be the function of the Board to

(a) take the necessary measures to improve the co-

operation and co-ordination of the government bodies

which have responsibility for issues related to

occupational health and safety, environment, public

health and civil protection amongst themselves and

with other interested parties;

(b) tender advice to the Prime Minister on allocation of

responsibilities in the field of nuclear safety and

radiation protection when these are unclear or

unresolved;

(c) co-ordinate the preparation of regulations governing

notification, authorization of practices, work

activities, radiation sources and establishing radiation

protection and safety requirements;

(d) define exposures that are excluded from regulatory

requirements on the basis of their being unamenable to

regulatory control;

(e) receive notifications, and issue authorisations and

grant exemptions concerning the possession and use of

radiation sources, subject to any condition that may be

required in the opinion of the Board and to revoke at

any time any such authorisations if the Board feels that

the required standards or levels of safety are not being

complied with;

(f)

co-ordinate and conduct inspections and enforcement

actions to assess radiation safety conditions and

compliance

with

applicable

regulatory

and

authorisation requirements and to protect the health

and safety of workers and the public;

(g) compile a national register of practices, work activities

and sources;

(h) authorise persons to carry out inspections and to take

such action on its behalf on particular issues of

regulatory interest and such persons shall be construed

as being officers as per Part V of the Health and Safety

at Work Act;

(i)

set up and run a National Interim Storage Facility for

orphan and disused radioactive sources;

(j)

gather the required data to enable an assessment of

total exposure from all practices and work activities in

Malta and including the distribution of the individual

occupational and public exposures for each type of

practice, and to enable the setting up of a National

Register for Occupational Exposure to Ionising

Radiation;

(k) initiate surveys on background radiation and

radioactive contamination of all environmental media;

(l)

approve the capacity of persons to act as approved

dosimetric services and qualified experts subject to the

provisions of regulation 11;

(m) establish guidance on protective measures required in

controlled and supervised areas;

(n) make recommendations, or provide technical advice

on intervention and emergency responses, as

appropriate;

(o) advise other governmental authorities and other

persons on matters within the competence of the

Board;

(p) promote or carry out research on radiation safety

issues of regulatory concern;

(q) maintain contact for information exchange and

cooperation in any field related to nuclear safety and

radiation protection with regulatory bodies of other

countries and relevant international organizations;

(r) establish appropriate mechanisms to inform the public

about the regulatory process and the radiation safety

aspects of regulated practices and work activities;

(s) coordinate the establishment of technical standards,

preparation of Codes of Practice and other guidance

documents by the relevant authorities;

(t)

appropriate1v investigate any accident or incident

involving radiation sources at a practice or work

activity;

(u) be the national body which gives effect to any decision

of the UN Security Council or International Atomic

Energy Agency, or other internationally recognised

entity or competent authority in the field of nuclear

safety and radiation protection whenever so directed

by the Prime Minister;

(v) to identify organisations, which may need to be

involved in emergency situations and relevant

intervention and define their responsibilities; and

(w) take on any other additional activities in the field of

radiation protection which the member agencies

comprising the Board may, from time to time, pass on

to the Board.

(4) Any decisions taken by the Board in respect of anything

related to a notification, authorisation or exemption of practices,

work activities, and sources, as well as in respect of any other of its

functions, shall be considered to have been taken on behalf, and

with the full powers, of the member agencies represented on the

Board. Any document pertaining to any such decisions shall be

signed by the Executive Chairperson.

(5) A person who feels aggrieved by any decisions taken by the

Board, shall have the right to ask the Board to reconsider such

decisions, citing reasons for requesting a reconsideration.

(1) The Prime Minister shall appoint officers of the

member agencies to serve as expert members on the Board. The

Board shall be composed as follows

(a) one member representing the Occupational Health and

Safety Authority;

(b) one member representing the Environment Protection

Directorate;

(c) one member representing the Superintendent of Public

Health;

(d) one member

representing

the

Civil

Protection

Department.

(2) The Occupational Health and Safety Authority shall also

appoint a technically competent person to act as Executive

Chairperson to the Board, who shall be responsible for the

organization of the work of the Board.

(3) Each member shall hold office for a period of three years,

and the members so appointed may be re-appointed on the expiry of

their term

Provided that they shall remain in office on completion of

their term, until the Prime Minister formally informs them of the

appointment of a substitute.

(4) A member of the Board may, by notice in writing addressed

to the Prime Minister, resign his membership.

(5) The Prime Minister may remove a member of the Board

from office if, in the opinion of the Prime Minister, such member is

unfit to continue in office or has become incapable of properly

performing his duties as a member.

(6) The Board shall meet as often as necessary to discharge its

functions, either at the request of the Executive Chairperson or at

the request of any other two members representing different

member agencies.

(7) Three persons attending a meeting shall constitute a

quorum. The Executive Chairperson shall, in the event of a tie in

voting, have both an initial vote as well as a casting vote

Provided that without prejudice to the preceding

subregulation, the Board shall regulate its own procedures.

(8) It shall be the joint duty of the member agencies

constituting the Board to ensure that the overall functions of the

Board are carried out in close collaboration and as efficiently as

possible, and the Occupational Health and Safety Authority shall

take the lead in co-ordinating the administrative actions of the

Board.

(1) The Board (or such other person as may from time to

time be specified in writing by it) may, by a certificate in writing,

approve (in accordance with such criteria as may from time to time

be specified by the Occupational Health and Safety Authority) -

-

the approved medical practitioners;

-

the approved occupational health services,

for such of the purposes of these regulations as are specified in the

certificate.

(2)

The Board may, by a certificate in writing, approve -

-

the approved dosimetric services,

-

the qualified experts,

for such of the purposes of these regulations as are specified in the

certificate.

(3) A certificate made pursuant to subregulations (1) and (2)

may be made subject to conditions and may be revoked in writing

at any time.

(4) Any approval granted pursuant to subregulations (1) and (2)

may be reassessed at such suitable periods as considered

appropriate by the issuing body.

(1) The Occupational Health and Safety Authority shall

e n s u r e s u ff i c i e n t f u n d i n g t o e n a b l e t h e B o a r d t o f u l f i l i t s

obligations. This shall be ensured irrespective of any funds

obtained pursuant to subregulation (2).

(2) The Board may charge any person a fee for performing any

of its functions under these regulations, and such a fee may include

provision for costs incurred in the event of inability of the radiation

employer to return disused sources to the manufacturer, and such

fees shall be made payable to the Occupational Health and Safety

Authority.

(3) When the Board requests payment, the fee due, which shall

be recoverable only as a civil debt, shall become payable one

month after a statement to that effect has been sent or given.

The Board shall be entitled to engage persons to serve as

individual expert advisers or to set up advisory committees and

appoint members to serve on such advisory committees as may be

useful and appropriate for the Board to enable it to better discharge

its responsibilities.

The offices of the Board shall be at any address that the

Board may occupy, provided that this has been notified in the

Gazette. All correspondence should be addressed to the Executive

Chairperson of the Board.

The Board shall establish a permanent mechanism for

exchange of information and cooperation with any relevant Maltese

authority as it considers necessary in the fulfilment of its duties,

including but not limited to

(a) the Customs authorities, to ensure adequate control,

including, as appropriate, prior notification of, or

authorisation by, the Board, over sources entering and

leaving the country and the proper identification and

authorization of the persons importing or receiving the

sources;

(b) the Ministry for Transport to ensure that adequate

levels of safety are maintained during the storage and

transport of radioactive material, whether on Maltese

territory or on ships or aircraft under Maltese

jurisdiction.

The Prime Minister may, after consultation with the other

relevant authorities -

(a) confer on the Board any new functions for purposes

connected with the protection from radiation hazards,

(b) terminate any function of the Board made under these

regulations.

PART IV - PART XIV

Deleted by Legal Notice 210 of 2018.

Articles 17 to 59 Deleted by Legal Notice 210 of 2018.

PART XV

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF RADIOACTIVE

SUBSTANCES, ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT

60. (1) Radiation employers shall ensure the safety of the

sources under their responsibility, from the time of their acquisition

throughout their entire operational life and up to their final

disposal.

(2) Where a radioactive substance is used, the radiation

employer shall ensure that, whenever reasonably practicable, the

substance is in a form of a sealed source.

(3) The radiation employer shall ensure that the design,

c o n st r u c t i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e o f a n y a r t i c l e c o n t a i n i n g o r

e m b od yi ng a r a d io a c t iv e s u bst a n c e , in c lu di ng i t s b on di ng ,

immediate container or other mechanical protection, is such as to

prevent the leakage of any radioactive substance.

(4) Where appropriate, the radiation employer shall ensure that

suitable tests are carried out at suitable intervals to detect leakage

of radioactive substances from any article under his control to

which subregulation (3) applies and the employer shall make a

suitable record of each such test and shall retain that record for at

least two years after the article is disposed of or until a further

record is made following a subsequent test to that article.

61. Radiation employers in co-operation with suppliers, shall -

(a) ensure, on procurement of any new source or

equipment containing radiation generator, that such

sources or equipment conform to applicable

international standards as may be approved by the

Board; and

(b) ensure that sources and equipment are tested to

demonstrate compliance with the appropriate

specifications.

62. (1) Every radiation employer shall take such steps as are

appropriate, for the purpose of controlling radioactive substances

which are involved in work with ionising radiation which he

undertakes

(a) to account for and keep up to date records of the

quantity and location of radioactive substances by

keeping written records of

(i)

whenever the location of the source is changed,

and

(ii) annual verification of the employer’s source

inventory;

(b) to keep those records or a copy thereof for at least two

years from the date on which they were made and, in

addition, for at least two years from the date of

disposal of that radioactive substance.

(2) The records made pursuant to subregulation (1) shall be

kept at the workplace and shall be readily available for inspection

by the Board.

63. (1) Every radiation employer shall ensure, so far as is

reasonably practicable, that any radioactive substance under his

control which is not for the time being in use or being moved,

transported or disposed of -

(a) is kept in a suitable receptacle; and

(b) is kept in a suitable store.

(2) Every employer who causes or permits a radioactive

substance to be moved (otherwise than by transporting it) shall

ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the substance is kept

in a suitable receptacle, suitably labelled, while it is being moved.

(3) Nothing in subregulations (1) or (2) shall apply in relation

to a radioactive substance while it is in or on the live body or

corpse of a human being.

64. (1) Every radiation employer shall forthwith notify the

Board in any case where a quantity of a radioactive substance

which was under his control -

(a) has been released or is likely to have been released

into the atmosphere as a gas, aerosol or dust; or

(b) has been spilled or otherwise released in such a

manner as to give rise to significant radioactive

contamination

Provided that such a release had not been exempted from

regulatory control or had not been in a manner specified in an

authorisation to dispose of radioactive waste issued by the Board.

(2) Where a radiation employer has reasonable cause to believe

that a quantity of a radioactive substance which was under his

control is lost or has been stolen, the employer shall forthwith

notify the Board of that loss or theft, as the case may be.

(3) Where a radiation employer suspects or has been informed

that an occurrence notifiable under subregulation (1) or (2) may

have occurred, he shall make an immediate investigation and,

unless that investigation shows that no such occurrence has

occurred, he shall forthwith make a notification in accordance with

the relevant subregulation.

(4) A radiation employer who makes any investigation in

accordance with subregulation (3) shall make a report of that

investigation and shall, unless the investigation showed that no

such occurrence occurred, keep that report or a copy thereof for at

least fifty years from the date on which it was made or, in any other

case, for at least two years from the date on which it was made.

(5) The Board may issue guidance documents specifying the

quantities of radioactive substances below which the provisions for

notification referred to in subregulation (1) and (2) shall not apply.

65. No person shall intentionally or recklessly misuse or

without reasonable excuse interfere with any radioactive substance

or any electrical equipment to which these regulations apply.

66. (1) The Board may from time to time publish Appendices

to these regulations detailing specific requirements which have to

be complied with by persons to which these requirements are

addressed.

(2) These appendices shall deal with, but are not limited to, the

following

(a) occupational exposure;

(b) medical exposure;

(c) public exposure;

(d) safety of sources;

(e) emergency exposure situations

(f)

chronic exposure situations.

PART XVI

ENFORCEMENT

67. (1) Any breach of any of these regulations or of the

Schedules or Appendices to these regulations shall be deemed an

offence.

(2) In any proceedings for an offence under these regulations

consisting of a failure to comply with a duty or requirement to do

something, it shall be for the accused to prove (as the case may be)

that it was not practicable to do more than was in fact done to

satisfy the requirement or duty, or that there was no better

practicable means than was in fact used to satisfy the duty or

requirement.

(3) The enforcing regulatory authority for any breach of these

regulations shall be as follows

(a) the Occupational Health and Safety Authority shall

enforce the relevant statutory provisions in Parts IV to

XII, excluding regulation 19(4), and Part XV;

(b) the Superintendent of Public Health shall enforce the

relevant statutory provisions in Part XIII;

(c) the Environment Protection Directorate shall enforce

the relevant statutory provisions in regulation 19(4);

(d) the Civil Protection Department shall enforce any

breach of regulations relating to intervention in Part

XIV as a breach of the Civil Protection Act

Provided that any person found guilty of an offence in

terms of Part II shall be considered to have breached the provisions

of the National Interest (Enabling Powers) Act and be liable to a

fine not exceeding one hundred and sixteen thousand and four

hundred and sixty-eight euro and sixty-seven cents (116,468.67).

IS-SITT SKEDA

Regolament 5

KONVENZJONI DWAR IL-PROTEZZJONI FIŻIKA TA’ MATERJAL NUKLEARI

Preambolu

L-ISTATI PARTIJIET F’DIN IL-KONVENZJONI,

Filwaqt li jirrikonoxxu d-dritt tal-Istati kollha li jiżviluppaw u japplikaw enerġija

nukleari għal skopijiet paċifiċi u l-interessi leġittimi tagħħom fil-benefiċċji

potenzjali li jistgħu jieħdu mill-applikazzjoni paċifika tal-enerġija nukleari,

Konvinti mill-bżonn li tiġi ffaċilitata l-kooperazzjoni internazzjonali fl-

applikazzjoni paċifika tal-enerġija nukleari,

Xewqana li jwarrbu l-perikli potenzjali minħabba t-teħid u l-użu illegali ta’

materjal nukleari,

Konvinti li reati relatati ma’ materjal nukleari huma kwistjoni ta’ interess gravi u

li hemm bżonn urġenti li jiġu addattati miżuri xierqa u effettivi sabiex jiżguraw il-

prevenzjoni, is-sejba u l-ikkastigar ta’ dawn ir-reati,

Konxji mill-bżonn ta’ kooperazzjoni internazzjonali li twaqqaf, konformi mal-liġi

nazzjonali ta’ kull Stat Parti u ma’ din il-Konvenzjoni, miżuri effettivi għall-

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protezzjoni fiżika ta’ materjal nukleari,

Konvinti li din il-Konvenzjoni għandha tiffaċilita t-trasferiment mingħajr periklu

ta’ materjal nukleari,

Waqt li jenfasizza l-importanza tal-protezzjoni fiżika ta’ materjal nukleari fl-użu,

ħażna u trasport domestiku,

Waqt li jirrikonoxxu l-importanza ta’ protezzjoni fiżika effettiva ta’ materjal

nukleari użat għal skopijiet militari, u jifhmu li dan il-materjal għandu u ser ikompli

jingħata protezzjoni fiżika stretta,

Qablu dwar dan li ġej

Artikolu 1

Għall-iskopijiet ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni

a.

"maqterjal nukleari" tfisser plutonju għajr dak b’konċentrazzjoni iżotopika

ta’ iktar minn 80% fi plutonju-238, uranju-233, uranju mogħni fl-iżotop 235 jew

233, uranju li fih taħlita ta’ iżotopi kif jidhru fin-natura għajr dawk fil-forma ta’

minerali jew fdal tal-minerali, kwalunkwe materjal li fih wieħed jew aktar minn

dawn,

b.

"uranju mogħni fl-iżotop 235 jew 233" tfisser uranju li fih 1-iżotop 235 jew

233 jew it-tnen f ’ammont li l-proporzjon tal-abbundanza tas-somma ta’ dawn l-

iżotopi ma’ l-iżotop 238 ikun ikbar mill-proporzjon tal-iżotop 235 ma’ l-iżotop 238

li jidher fin-natura,

ċ.

"trasport internazzjonali nukleari" tfisser il-ġarr ta’ konsenja ta’ materjal

nukleari b’kwalunkwe mezz ta’ trasport maħsub li jmur lil hinn mit-territorju tal-

Istat li minnu joriġina l-imbarkar li jibda bit-tluq minn faċilità ta’ min jittrasporta

f’dak l-Istat u jispiċċa bil-wasla fil-faċilità ta’ min jirċievi fl-Istat tad-destinazzjoni

finali.

Artikolu 2

1. Din il-Konvenzjoni għandha tapplika għal materjal nukleari użat għal

skopijiet paċitiċi waqt it-trasport internazzjonali nukleari.

2. Bl-eċċezzjoni tal-artikoli 3 u 4 u l-paragrafu 3 tal-artikolu 5, din il-

Konvenzjoni għandha tapplika wkoll għal materjal nukleari użat għal skopijiet

paċifiċi waqt l-użu, l-ħażna u t-trasport domestiku.

3. Barra r-rabtiet li l-Istati Partijiet espressament daħlu għalihom fl-artikoli

koperti bil-paragrafu 2 fejn jidħol materjal nukleari użat għal skopijiet paċifiċi waqt

l-użu, il-ħażna u t-trasport domestiku, xejn f ’din il-Konvenzjoni m’għandu jiġi

interpretat li jaffettwa d-drittijiet sovrani ta’ Stat fejn jidħlu l-użu, il-ħażna u t-

trasport domestiku ta’ materjal nukleari bħal dan.

Artikolu 3

Kull Stat Parti għandu jieħu l-passi xierqa fil-qafas tal-liġi nazzjonali tiegħu u

konsistenti mal-liġi internazzjonali sabiex jiżgura sa fejn huwa prattikabbli li, waqt

it-trasport internazzjonali nukleari, materjal nukleari fit-territorju tiegħu, jew abbord

vapur jew ajruplan taħt il-ġurisdizzjoni tiegħu fejn dak il-vapur jew ajruplan ikun

qiegħed jittrasporta minn jew lejn dak l-Istat, ikun protett fuq il-livelli deskritti fl-

Anness I.

Artikolu 4

1. L-ebda Stat Parti m’għandu jesporta jew jawtorizza l-esportazzjoni ta’

materjal nukleari sakemm l-Istat Parti ma jkunx irċieva assikurazzjonijiet li dak il-

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materjal ikun protett waqt it-trasport internazzjonali nukleari fuq il-livelli deskritti

fl-Anness I.

2. L-ebda Stat Parti ma għandu jimporta jew jawtorizza l-importazzjoni ta’

materjal nukleari minn Stat mhux parti f’din il-Konvenzjoni sakemm l-Istat Parti ma

jkunx irċieva assikurazzjonijiet li dak il-materjal ikun protett waqt it-trasport

internazzjonali nukleari fuq il-livelli deskritti fl-Anness I.

3. Stat Parti m’għandux jippermetti tranżitu ta’ materjal nukleari mit-territorju

tiegħu fuq l-art jew fil-kanali interni jew mill-ajruporti u l-portijiet tiegħu bejn Stati

li mhumiex partijiet f ’din il-Konvenzjoni sakemm l-Istat Parti ma jkunx irċicva

assikurazzjonijiet li dak il-materjal ikun protett waqt it-trasport internazzjonali

nukleari fuq il-livelli deskritti fl-Anness I.

4. Kull Stat Parti għandu japplika, fil-qafas tal-liġijiet nazzjonali tiegħu, il-

livelli ta’ protezzjoni fiżika deskritta fl-Anness I għal materjal nukleari li jkun

trasportat minn parti għall-oħra tal-istess Stat mill-ibħra jew spazju tal-ajru

internazzjonali.

5. L-Istat Parti responsabbli li jirċievi assikurazzjonijict li l-materjal nukleari

jkun protett fuq il-livelli deskritti fl-Anness 1 skond il-paragrafi 1 sa 3 għandu

jidentifika u jinforma minn qabel lill-Istati li minnħom il-materjal nukleari jkun

mistenni jgħaddi fuq l-art jew f’kanali interni jew li fl-ajruporti u l-portijiet tagħhom

il-materjal ikun mistenni jidħol.

6. Ir-responsabbilità għall-ksib ta’ assikurazzjonijiet imsemmija fil-paragrafu 1

tista’ tkun trasferita, bi qbil reċiproku, lill-Istat Parti involut fit-trasport bħala l-Istat

tal-importazzjoni.

7. Xejn f’dan l-Artikolu m’għandu jiġi interpretat li b’xi mod jaffettwa s-

sovranità territorjali u l-ġurisdizzjoni ta’ Stat, inklużi dawk fuq l-ispazju tal-ajru u l-

ibħra territorjali.

Artikolu 5

1. L-Istati Partijiet għandhom jidentifikaw u jinfurmaw lil xulxin direttament

jew permezz tal-Aġenzija għall-Enerġija Atomika Internazzjonali bl-awtorità

ċentrali tagħhom u l-punt ta’ kuntatt li jkollhom ir-responsabbilità tal-protezzjoni

fiżika ta’ materjal nukleari u għall-koordinazzjoni ta’ operazzjonijiet ta’ rkupru u

rispons fil-każ ta’ xi tneħħija, użu jew bdil mhux awtorizzat ta’ materjal nukleari jew

fil-każ ta’ theddida kredibbli dwar dan.

2. F’każ ta’ serq jew teħid illegali ieħor ta’ materjal nukleari jew ta’ theddida

kredibbli dwar dan, l-Istati Partijiet għandhom, skond il-liġi nazzjonali tagħhom,

jipprovdu kooperazzjoni u assistenza kemm jistgħu fl-irkupru u l-protezzjoni ta’ dan

il-materjal lil kwalunkwe Stat li jitlob dan. Partikolarment

a.

Stat Parti għandu jieħu l-passi xierqa sabiex jinforma lil Stati oħra

kemm jista’ jkun malajr, li jidhru li jkunu konċernati, b’xi serq jew

teħid illegali ieħor ta’ materjal nukleari jew theddida kredibbli dwar dan

u li jinfurmaw, fejn xieraq, lill-organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali,

b.

kif xieraq, l-Istati Partijiet kkonċernati għandhom jiskambjaw

informazzjoni ma’ xulxin jew ma’ organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali

bl-iskop li jipproteġu materjal nukleari mhedded, u jivverifikaw l-

integrità tal-kontenitur tal-imbarkazzjoni, jew jirkupraw materjal

nukleari meħud illegalment u għandhom

i.

jikkoordinaw l-isforzi tagħhom permezz ta’ kanali diplomatiċi u

oħrajn miftiehma,

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ii.

jagħtu għajnuna jekk din tkun mitluba,

iii.

jiżguraw li materjal nukleari misruq jew nieqes jiġi rritornat bħala

konsegwenza tal-okkorrenzi msemmija ħawn fuq.

Il-mezzi tal-implimentazzjoni ta’ din il-kooperazzjoni għandhom ikunu

ddeterminati mill-lstati Partijiet ikkonċernati.

3. L-Istati Partijiet għandhom jikkooperaw u jikkonsultaw lil xulxin kif xieraq

direttament jew permezz ta’ organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali bl-iskop li jiksbu

gwida dwar id-disinn, manutenzjoni u titjib ta’ sistemi ta’ protezzjoni fiżika ta’

materjal nukleari fit-trasport internazzjonali.

Artikolu 6

1. L-Istati Partijiet għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri xierqa konsistenti mal-liġi

nazzjonali tagħhom sabiex jipproteġu l-kunfidenzjalità ta’ kwalunkwe informazzjoni

li jirċievu bil-kunfidenza permezz tad-disposizzjonijiet ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni

mingħand Stat Parti ieħor jew permezz ta’ parteċipazzjoni f’attività mwettqa għall-

implimentazzjoni ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni. Jekk l-Istati Partijiet jipprovdu l-

informazzjoni lil organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali bil-kunfidenza, għandhom

jittieħdu passi sabiex jiġi żgurat li l-kunfidenzjalità ta’ dik l-informazzjoni tkun

protetta.

2. B’din il-Konvenzjoni l-Istati Partijiet m’għandhomx ikunu meħtieġa

jipprovdu informazzjoni li huma mhumiex permessi jikkomunikaw skond il-liġi

nazzjonali jew li tipperikola s-sigurtà tal-Istat ikkonċernat jew il-protezzjoni fiżika

ta’ materjal nukleari.

Artikolu 7

Li wieħed jikkommetti

a.

att mingħajr awtorità skond il-liġi li jikkostitwixxi l-irċevuta, l-pussess,

l-użu, it-trasferiment, il-bidla, ir-rimi jew it-telf ta’ materjal nukleari u

li jkkawża jew ikun probabbli li jkkawża mewt jew korriment serju lil xi

persuna jew dannu sostanzjali tal-proprjetà;

b.

serq ta’ materjal nukleari;

ċ.

serq jew ksib b’mod frawdolenti ta’ materjal nukleari;

d.

att li jikkostitwixxi domanda għal materjal nukleari b’theddida jew l-

użu tal-forza jew b’xi forma oħra ta’ intimidazzjoni;

e.

theddida

i.

li tuża materjal nukleari sabiex tikkawża l-mewt jew korriment

serju ta’ persuna jew dannu sostanzjali tal-proprjetà; jew

ii.

li jikkommetti reat deskritt fis-subparagrafu (b) sabiex iġiegħel

persuna naturali jew legali, organizzazzjoni internazzjonali jew

Stat iwettaq jew jonqos li jwettaq kwalunkwe att;

f.

attentat li tikkommetti kwalunkwe reat deskritt fil-paragrafi (a), (b) jew

(ċ); u

g.

att li jikkostitwixxi parteċipazzjoni f’reat deskritt fil-paragrafi (a) sa (f)

għandu jitqies bħala reat deskritt minn kull Stat Parti taħt il-liġi nazzjonali tiegħu.

Kull Stat Parti għandu jagħmel ir-reati deskritti f’dan l-artikolu tali li

jistħoqqilhom kastig xieraq li jieħu in konsiderazzjoni n-natura gravi tagħhom.

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Artikolu 8

1. Kull Stat Parti għandu jieħu l-miżuri li jistgħu jkunu neċessarji sabiex

jistabbilixxi l-ġurisdizzjoni tiegħu fuq ir-reati stipulati fl-artikolu 7 fil-każijiet li

ġejjin

a.

meta r-reat deskritt ikun kommess fit-territorju ta’ dak l-Istat jew

abbord vapur jew ajruplan irreġistrat f’dak l-Istat,

b.

meta l-allegat akkużat ikun persuna ta’ nazzjonalità ta’ dak l-Istat.

2. Kull Stat Parti għandu wkoll jieħu dawk il-miżuri li jistgħu jkunu neċessarji

sabiex jistabbilixxi l-ġurisdizzjoni tiegħu fuq dawn ir-reati f ’każi fejn l-allegat

akkużat ikun preżentat fit-territorju tiegħu u ma jestradixxihx skond l-artikolu 11

lejn xi wieħed mill-Istati msemmija fil-paragrafu 1.

3. Din il-Konvenzjoni ma teskludix ġurisdizzjoni kriminali eżerċitata skond il-

liġi nazzjonali.

4. Barra l-Istati Partijiet imsemmija fil-paragrafi 1 u 2, kull Stat Parti jista’,

skond id-dritt internazzjonali, jistabbilixxi l-ġurisdizzjoni tiegħu fuq ir-reati stipulati

fl-artikolu 7 meta jkun involut fi trasport nukleari internazzjonali bħala l-Istat tal-

esportazzjoni jew tal-importazzjoni.

Artikolu 9

Jekk ikun sodisfatt li ċ-ċirkostanzi jiggarantixxu dan, l-Istat Parti li fit-territorju

tiegħu jkun preżenti l-allegat akkużat għandu jieħu l-miżuri xierqa, inkluża

detenzjoni, taħt il-liġi nazzjonali tiegħu sabiex jiżgura l-preżenza tiegħu għal skop

ta’ prosekuzzjoni jew estradizzjoni. Miżuri meħuda skond dan l-artikolu għandhom

ikunu notifikati mingħajr dewmien lill-Istati li jkollhom jistabbilixxu ġurisdizzjoni

skond l-artikolu 8 u, fejn xieraq, lill-Istati l-oħrajn kollha kkonċernati.

Artikolu 10

L-Istat Parti li fit-territorju tiegħu jkun preżenti l-allegat akkużat għandu, jekk ma

jestradixxihx, jissottometti l-każ, mingħajr l-ebda eċċezzjoni u mingħajr dewmien

żejjed, quddiem l-awtoritajiet kompetenti tiegħu għal skop ta’ prosekuzzjoni,

permezz ta’ proċedimenti skond il-liġijiet ta’ dak l-Istat.

Artikolu 11

1. Ir-reati fl-artikolu 7 għandhom jitqiesu inklużi bħala reati li għalihom

tingħata estradizzjoni fi kwalunkwe trattat ta’ estradizzjoni li jeżisti bejn l-Istati

Partijiet. Stati Partijiet iwegħdu li jinkludu dawk ir-reati bħala reati li għalihom

tingħata estradizzjoni f’kull trattat ta’ estradizzjoni konkluż bejniethom fil-futur.

2. Jekk Stat Parti li jagħmel l-estradizzjoni kondizzjonali fuq l-eżistenza ta’

trattat jirċievi talba għall-estradizzjoni minn Stat Parti ieħor li miegħu ma jkollux

trattat ta’ estradizzjoni, dan jista’ fuq l-għażla tiegħu jikkunsidra din il-Konvenzjoni

bħala l-bażi legali għall-estradizzjoni fejn jidħlu dawk ir-reati. L-estradizzjoni

għandħa tkun mingħajr ħsara għall-kondizzjonijiet l-oħra stipulati bil-liġi tal-Istat li

jirċievi t-talba.

3. Stati Partijiet li ma jagħmlux l-estradizzjoni kondizzjonali fuq l-eżistenza ta’

trattat għandhom jirrikonoxxu bejniethom dawk ir-reati bħala reati li għalihom

tingħata estradizzjoni mingħajr ħsara għall-kondizzjonijiet stipulati bil-liġi tal-Istat

li jirċievu t-talba.

4. Kull reat għandu jiġi trattat, għal skop ta’ estradizzjoni bejn Stati Partijiet,

bħallikieku ġie mwettaq mhux biss fil-post fejn ġara iżda wkoll fit-territorji tal-Istati

Partijiet li għandhom jistabbilixxu l-ġurisdizzjoni tagħhom skond il-paragrafu 1 tal-

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artikolu 8.

Artikolu 12

Kull persuna li tkun għaddejja minn proċedimenti in konnessjoni ma’ xi wieħed

mir-reati stipulati fl-artikolu 7 għandha tkun garantita trattament ġust fl-istadji

kollha tal-proċedimenti.

Artikolu 13

1. L-Istati Partijiet għandhom jagħtu lil xulxin l-akbar għajnuna in konnessjoni

ma’ proċedimenti kriminali miġjuba għar-reati stipulati fl-artikolu 7, inkluż l-għoti

ta’ evidenza li jkollhom għad-disposizzjonii tagħhom neċessarja għall-proċedimenti.

Il-liġi tal-Istat li jirċievi t-talba għandha tapplika fil-każijiet kollha.

2. Id-disposizzjonijiet tal-paragrafu 1 m’għandhomx jaffettwaw l-obbligi taħt

xi trattat ieħor, bilaterali jew multilaterali, li jirregola jew li ser jirregola, totalment

jew parzjalment, l-għajnuna reċiproka fi kwistjonijiet kriminali.

Artikolu 14

1. Kull Stat Parti għandu jinforma lid-depożitarju bil-liġijiet u r-regolamenti

tiegħu li jagħtu effett lil din il-Konvenzjoni. Id-depożitarju għandu jikkomunika din

l-informazzjoni perjodikament lill-Istati Partijiet kollha.

2. L-Istat Parti fejn allegat akkużat ikun imħarrek għandu, kull fejn ikun

prattikabbli, l-ewwel jikkomunika r-riżultat tal-proċedimenti lill-Istati kkonċernati

direttament. L-Istat Parti għandu wkoll jikkomunika r-riżultat finali lid-depożitarju

li għandu jinforma lill-Istati kollha.

3. Fejn reat jinvolvi materjal nukleari użat għal skopijiet paċifiċi fl-użu, ħażna

jew trasport domestiku, u kemm l-allegat akkużat u kemm il-materjal nukleari

jibqgħu fit-territorju tal-Istat Parti li fih ikun sar ir-reat, xejn f’din il-Konvenzjoni

m’għandu jiġi interpretat li jirrikjedi lill-Istat Parti li jipprovdi informazzjoni li

tikkonċerna proċedimenti kriminali li joħorġu minn dak ir-reat.

Artikolu 15

L-Annessi jagħmlu parti integrali minn din il-Konvenzjoni.

Artikolu 16

1. Għandha titlaqqa konferenza tal-Istati Partijiet mid-depożitarju ta’ ħames

snin wara d-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni sabiex tirrevedi l-implimentazzjoni

tal-Konvenzjoni u l-adegwatezza tagħha fejn jidħol il-preambolu, il-parti operattiva

kollha u l-annessi fid-dawl tas-sitwazzjoni prevalenti ta’ dak iż-żmien.

2. Mhux inqas minn kull ħames snin wara dan, il-maġġoranza tal-Istati Partijiet

jistgħu jiksbu, billi jissottomettu proposta għal dan il-għan lid-depożitarju, it-

tlaqqiegħ ta’ iktar konferenzi bl-istess għan.

Artikolu 17

1. F’każ ta’ tilwima bejn żewġ Partijiet jew aktar li tikkonċerna l-

interpretazzjoni jew l-applikazzjoni ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni, dawk l-Istati Partijiet

għandhom jikkollsultaw bi skop li jintlaħaq ftehim permezz ta’ negozjati, jew b’xi

mezz paċifiku ieħor ta’ riżoluzzjoni aċċettabbli tat-tilwim mill-partijiet kollha fit-

tilwima.

2. Kull tilwima ta’ dan it-tip li ma tkunx tista’ tiġi riżolta bil-mod stipulat fil-

paragrafu 1 għandha, fuq it-talba ta’ kwalunkwe parti fit-tilwima, tiġi sottomessa

għall-arbitraġġ jew referita quddiem il-Qorti tal-Gustizzja Internazzjonali għal

deċiżjoni. Meta tilwima tkun sottomessa għall-arbitraġġ, jekk fi żmien sitt xhur mid-

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data tat-talba, il-partijiet fit-tilwima ma jkunux jistgħu jaqblu dwar l-organizzazzjoni

tal-arbitraġġ, parti tista’ titlob lill-President tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja Internazzjonali

jew lis-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Gnus Magħquda sabiex jaħtru arbitru, wieħed jew

aktar. F’każ ta’ konflitt fit-talbiet mill-partijiet fit-tilwima, it-talba lis-Segretarju

Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda għandja tingħata prijorità.

3. Kull Stat Parti jista’ meta jiffirma, jirratifika, jaċċetta jew japprova din il-

Konvenzjoni jew meta jissieħeb fiha jiddikjara li ma jikkunsidrax lilu nnifsu marbut

b’xi waħda mill-proċeduri tar-riżoluzzjoni tat-tilwim, jew mit-tnejn li huma,

stipulati fil-paragrafu 2. L-Istati Partijiet l-oħra m'għandhomx ikunu marbuta bi

proċedura ta’ riżoluzzjoni tat-tilwim stipulati fil-paragrafu 2, fejn jidħol dak l-Istat

Parti li għamel riżerva għal dik il-proċedura.

4. Kull Stat Parti li jkun għamel riżerva skond il-paragrafu 3 jista’ jirtira dik ir-

riżerva fi kwalunkwe ħin b’notifika lid-depożitarju.

Artikolu 18

1. Din il-Konvenzjoni għandha tkun miftuħa għall-firma tal-Istati kollha fil-

Kwartieri tal-Aġenzija Internazzjonali għall-Enerġija Atomika fi Vjenna u fil-

Kwartieri tal-Ġnus Maqgħquda fi New York mit-3 ta’ Marzu 1980 sad-dħul fis-seħħ

tagħha.

2. Din il-Konvenzjoni hija suġġetta għar-ratifika, l-aċċettazzjoni jew l-

approvazzjoni tal-Istati firmatarji.

3. Wara d-dħul fis-seħħ tagħha, din il-Konvenzjoni ser tkun miftuħa għas-

sħubija tal-Istati kollha.

4. a)

Din il-Konvenzjoni għandha tkun miftuħa għall-firma jew is-sħubija ta’

organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali u organizzazzjonijiet reġjonali ta’

integrazzjoni jew ta’ natura oħra, sakemm kull organizzazzjoni tkun

m agħ mu la m in n Stat i sov ran i u jk ol lh a k om pe ten za fcj n ji dħ lu

negozjati, konklużjoni u applikazzjoni ta’ ftehim internazzjonali fi

kwistjonijiet koperti b’din il-Konvenzjoni.

b)

Fi kwistjonijiet fil-kompetenza tagħhom, dawn l-organizzazzjonijiet

g ħ a n d h o m , f ’ i s i m h o m s t e s s , j e ż e r ċ i t a w i d - d r i t t i j i c t u j a q d u r-

responsabbilitajiet li din il-Konvenzjoni tattribwixxi lill-Istati Partijiet.

c)

Meta ssir parti f’din il-Konvenzjoni organizzazzjoni għandha tgħarraf

lid-depożitarju b’dikjarazzjoni li tindika liema Stati huma membri

tagħha u liema artikoli minn din il-Konvenzjoni ma japplikawx għaliha.

d)

Organizzazzjoni m’għandux ikollha vot addizzjonali ma’ dawk tal-Istati

Membri.

L-istrumenti ta’ ratifika, aċċettazzjoni, approvazzjoni jew sħubija għandhom

ikunu ddepożitati mad-depożitarju.

Artikolu 19

1. Din il-Konvenzjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fit-tletin jum wara d-data tad-

depożitu tal-wieħed u għoxrin strument ta’ ratifika, aċċettazzjoni jew approvazzjoni

mad-depożitarju.

2. Għal kull Stat li jirratifika, jaċċetta, japprova jew jissieħeb fil-Konvenzjoni

wara d-data tad-depożitu tal-wieħed u għoxrin strument ta’ ratifika, aċċettazzjoni

jew approvazzjoni, il-Konvenzjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fit-tletin ġurnata wara d-

depożitu ta’ dak l-Istat tal-istrument ta’ ratifika, aċċettazzjoni, approvazzjoni jew

sħubija.

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Artikolu 20

1. Mingħajr preġudizzju għall-artikolu 16 Stat Parti jista’ jipproponi emendi

għal din il-Konvenzjoni. L-emendi proposti għandhom ikunu sottomessi lid-

depożitarju li għandu jiċċirkulhom immedjatament lill-Istati Partijict. Jekk

maġġoranza ta’ Stati Partijiet jitolbu lid-depożitarju biex ilaqqgħa konferenza sabiex

jikkunsidra l-emendi proposti, id-depożitarju għandu jistieden lill-Istati Partijiet

kollha sabiex jattendu għal din il-konferenza li m’għandhiex issir qabel tletin

ġurnata minn wara li jkunu ħarġu l-inviti. Kwalunkwe emenda adottata fil-

konferenza minn maġġoranza ta’ żewġ terzi tal-Istati Partijiet kollha għandha tkun

iċċirkolata mill-ewwel mid-depożitarju lill-Istati Partijiet.

2. L-emenda għandha tidħol fis-seħħ għal kull Stat Parti li jiddepożita l-

istrument tiegħu ta’ ratifika, aċċettazzjoni jew approvazzjoni tal-emenda fit-tletin

ġurnata wara d-data li fiha żewġ terzi tal-Istati Partijiet ikunu ddepożitaw l-

istrumenti tagħhom ta’ ratifika, aċċettazzjoni jew approvazzjoni mad-depożitarju.

Minn hemm ’il quddiem, l-emenda għandha tidħol fis-seħħ għal kull Stat Parti ieħor

fil-ġurnata li fiha dak l-Istat Parti jiddepożita l-istrumcnt ta’ ratifika, aċċettazzjoni

jew approvazzjoni tal-emenda.

Artikolu 21

1. Kwalunkwe Stat Parti jista’ jirrifjuta din il-Konvenzjoni permezz ta’ notitika

bil-miktub lid-depożitarju.

2. Ir-rifjut għandu jsir effettiv mija u tmenin ġurnata wara d-data li fiha d-

depożitarju jkun irċieva notifika.

Artikolu 22

Id-depożitarju għandu jinforma lill-Istati kollha mill-ewwel

a)

b’kull firma ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni,

b)

b’kull dcpożitu ta’ strument ta’ ratfika, aċċettazzjoni, approvazzjoni jew

sħubija,

ċ)

b’kull riżerva jew irtirar skond l-artikolu 17,

d)

b’kull komunikazzjoni magħmula minn organizzazzjoni skond il-

paragrafu 4(ċ) tal-artikolu 18,

e)

bid-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni,

f)

bid-dħul fis-scħħ ta’ xi emenda għal din il-Konvenzjoni, u

g)

b’xi rifjut magħmul taħt l-artikolu 21.

Artikolu 23

L-oriġinal ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni, li tagħha l-Għarbi, iċ-Ċiniż, l-Ingliż, il-Franċiż,

ir-Russu u l-Ispanjol huma ugwalment awtentiċi, għandu jiġi ddepożitat mad-

Direttur Ġenerali tal-Aġenzija Internazzjonali għall-Enerġija Atomika li għandu

jibgħat kopji attestati tagħha lill-Istati kollha.

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Livelli ta’ Protezzjoni Fiżika li għandha tiġi applikata fit-Trasport Internazzjonali ta’

Materjali Nukleari kif kategorizzati fl-Anness II

1. Livelli ta’ protezzjoni fiżika għal materjal nukleari waqt il-ħażna fit-trasport

internazzjonali nukleari jinkludu

a)

Għal materjali tal-kategorija III, ħażna f’post li l-aċċess għalih ikun

ikkontrollat;

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Għal materjali tal-Kategorija II, ħażna f’post taħt sorveljanza kontinwa

minn gwardjani jew mezzi elettroniċi, imdawwar bi lqugħ fiżiku

b’numru limitat ta’ punti tad-dħul taħt kontroll xieraq jew kwalunkwe

post b’livell ta’ protezzjoni fiżika ekwivalenti;

Għal materjal tal-Kategorija I, ħażna f’post protett kif definit għall-

Kategorija II hawn fuq, li għaliha, barra dan, l-aċċess ikun ristrett għal

persuni li l-fiduċja fihom tkun ġiet determinata, u li tkun taħt

sorveljanza minn gwardjani li jkunu f’komunikazzjoni mill-qrib ma’

forzi ta’ rispons xierqa. Miżuri speċifiċi meħuda f’dan il-kuntest

għandu jkollhom bħala għan is-sejba u l-prevenzjoni ta’ xi assalt, aċċess

mhux awtorizzat jew tneħħija ta’ materjal mħux awtorizzata.

2. Livelli ta’ protezzjoni fiżika għal materjal nukleari waqt għat-trasport

internazzjonali nukleari jinkludu

Għal materjali tal-Katcgoriji II u III, it-trasport għandu jsir taħt

prekawzjonijiet speċjali li jinkludu arranġamenti minn qabel bejn min

jibgħat, rnin jirċicvi u min iġorr, u fteħim minn qabel bejn il-persuni

naturali u legali suġġetti għall-ġurisdizzjoni u r-regolamenti tal-Istati

tal-esportazzjoni u tal-importazzjoni, fejn ikun speċifikat il-ħin, il-post

u l-proċeduri għat-trasferiment tar-responsabbilità tat-trasport;

Għal materjali tal-Kategorija I, it-trasport għandu jsir taħt

prekawzjonijiet speċjali identifikati hawn fuq għat-trasport ta’ materjali

tal-Kategoriji II u III, u barra dan, taħt sorveljanza kontinwa minn skorti

u taħt kondizzjonijiet li jassiguraw komunikazzjoni mill-qrib ma’ forzi

ta’ rispons xierqa;

Għall-uranju naturali barra dak fil-forma ta’ mineral jew fdal ta’

mineral il-protezzjoni tat-trasport għal kwantitajiet li jaqbżu 500

kilogramm ta’ uranju għandha tinkludi notifika bil-quddiem tal-

imbarkazzjoni li tispeċifika l-mod tat-trasport, il-ħin tal-wasla mistenni

u konferma tal-wasla tal-imbarkazzjoni.

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Tabella: Kategorizzazzjoni ta’ Materjal Nukleari

Kategorija

Material

Forma

III `/

I

II

Mhux irradjat b/

2 kg jew aktar

I n q a s m i n n 2 k g 500 g jew inqas

iżda iktar minn 500 iżda iktar minn

g

15 g

Mhux irradjat b/

2. Uranju-235

5 kg jew aktar

I n q a s m i n n 5 k g 1 kg jew inqas

uranju mogħni għal 20% 235 U

iżda iktar minn 1 kg iżda iktar minn

jew aktar

15 g

uranju mogħni għal 10% 235 U

10 kg jew aktar

Inqas minn 10

iżda inqas minn 20%

kg iżda iktar

minn 1 kg

u ra n j u m o g ħ n i i k t a r m i n n -

10 kg jew aktar

naturali, iżda inqas minn 10%

U

Mhux irradjat b/

3. Uranju-233

2 kg jew aktar

I n q a s m i n n 2 k g 500 g jew inqas

iżda iktar minn 500 iżda iktar minn

kg

15 g

4. Karburant

Uranju możli jew

naturali, torju jew

karburant mhux

mogħni (inqas minn

10% ta’ kontenut

fossili) de

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Il-plutonju kollu ħlief dak b’konċentrazzjoni iżotopika ta’ iktar minn 80% fi plutonju-238.

b

Materjal mhux irradjat f’reattur jew materjal irradjat f’reattur iżda b’livell ta’ radjazzjoni ugwali jew

inqas minn 100 rad fis-siegħa għal kull metru mhux kopert.

`

Kwantitajiet li ma jaqgħux fil-Kategorija III u uranju naturali għandhom ikunu protetti skond il-

prattika ta’ ġestjoni prudenti.

d

Għalkemm dan il-livell ta’ protezzjoni huwa rakkomandat, huwa f’idejn l-Istati, fuq evalwazzjoni

taċ-ċirkosatanzi speċifiċi, li jassenjaw kategorija differenti ta’ protezzjoni fiżika.

e

Karburant ieħor li minħabba l-kontenut ta’ materjal fissili oriġinali tiegħu huwa klassifikat fil-

Kategorija I u II qabel l-irradjazzjoni tista’ titnaqqas b’livell ta’ kategorija waqt li l-livell ta’ radjazzjoni

mill-karburant jaqbeż il-100 rad fis-siegħa f’metru mhux kopert.