Malaysia legislation

Section 21

of ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

Section 21

Section 21 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in the shoulder note, by substituting for the words “every sale of radioactive material, etc.” the word “sale”;

(b)

by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1)  Every licensee who sells radioactive material, nuclear material or radiation generator shall submit a return of sale in the prescribed form.”;

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(c)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “, prescribed substance or irradiating apparatus” the words “or radiation generator”; and

(ii)

by substituting for the word “Board” the words

“Director General”; and

(d)

by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(3)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1)

commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to both.”.

New section 21a