Malaysia legislation
Section 25
Section 25
Section 25 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in the shoulder note, by inserting after the word “workers”
the words “and other persons”;
(b)
by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1) Every licensee shall comply with all requirements as may be prescribed for the protection of the health and safety of workers and other persons from ionizing radiation.”;
(c)
in subsection (5), by substituting for the words “, prescribed substance or irradiating apparatus” the words “or radiation generator”;
(d)
by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsection:
“(5a) The appropriate authority may require a worker to possess qualifications and sit for a test as may be prescribed.”; and
(e)
by inserting after subsection (6) the following subsections:
“(7) Where the appropriate authority finds any irregularity in ionizing radiation, the appropriate authority may issue any directive in writing to the licensee to take corrective action.
(8)
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.”.
Atomic Energy Licensing (Amendment)
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