This Act is enacted in order to protect against the detriment of ionizing radiation and to maintain the health and safety of our citizens. The Competent Authority shall conduct environmental radiation monitoring at properly designated locations and make results available to the public (art.19). Radioactive material, equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation and practice shall require a permission or registration (art.29). When a commercial product exposes the human body to radiation of such a dose level that raises concern about a public health risk, the Competent Authority shall conduct radiation inspection or measurement in collaboration with relevant agencies (art.21). The remaining articles make provisions, inter alia, for safe transport of radioactive material, radioactive discharges, training, handling and operating personnel, penalties for environmental contamination.
Province chinoise de Taïwan · 2002-01-30