Radioactive Substances Act, 1960 : 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. Ch. 34.

  • Great Britain
Date:
1960]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Radioactive Substances Act, 1960 : 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. Ch. 34. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Fisheries and Food may for those purposes exercise in relation to any such premises (but not in relation to any other premises) any of the powers conferred by paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2) of this section, as if references in those paragraphs to an inspector included a reference to a person appointed or authorised as mentioned in this paragraph. (8) The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect for the purposes of this section. (9) In this section any reference to a case of emergency is a reference to a case where a person requiring entry to any premises in pursuance of this section has reasonable cause to believe that circumstances exist which are likely to endanger life or health, and that immediate entry to the premises is neces- sary to verify the existence of those circumstances or to ascertain their cause or to effect a remedy. 13.—(1) Any person who— (a) contravenes any of the foiiowing provisions of this Act, that is to say, subsection (1) of section one, subsection (1) of section three, subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section six, and subsection (1) of section seven, or (b) being a person registered under section one or section three of this Act, or being (wholly or partly) exempted from registration thereunder, does not comply with a limitation or condition subject to which he is so registered or exempted, or (c) being a person to whom an authorisation under section six or section seven of this Act has been granted, does not comply with a limitation or condition subject to which that authorisation has effect, shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection. (2) A person guilty of an offence under the preceding sub- section shall be liable— (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both; (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or to imprison- ment for a term not exceeding five years, or both. relevant process or trade secret used in carrying on any particular undertaking which has been given to or obtained by him under this Act or in connection with the execution thereof, he shall, unless the disclosure is made— (a) with the consent of the person carrying on that under- taking, or iS WO feuces.
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