These regulations have been adopted to establish those uses of ionizing radiation which, in view of their beneficial and justified effects, shall be allowed. The provisions aim at ensuring adequate protection of people in current and future generations against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation sources. The regulations are composed of sixteen parts and completed by six schedules and two annexes. Part II is concerned with physical protection of radiation. The text of the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material is entirely reproduced in the sixth schedule attached. The Radiation protection Board set up under Part III shall be responsible for the issue of the authorization which is required to import into, export from Malta or transit thorugh the Maltese territory nuclear material (reg. 6). Part IV describes the notification and authorization procedures to be followed when certain activities involving nuclear material are to be operated. Part XIII regards the implementation of radiation protection for the population in normal circumstances. Part XIV regards the interventions to be performed in radiological emergencies.
مالطا · 2003-05-19