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BGD-1993-L-87965
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Nuclear Safety and Radiation Control Act, 1993 (Act No. 21 of 1993).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bangladesh
Subjects (Classification)
Protection against particular hazards
Adopted on (Date of text)
1993-07-22
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the environment from the harmful effects of radiation.
The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission shall be responsible for making and implementing policies for the following: nuclear safety, radiation control and radioactive waste material; protection of life, health, property and environment from the dangers of radioactive radiation; gathering, production, import, export, transfer, transport, processing, use, etc. of radioactive materials; use and disposal of radioactive waste material.
The Act further makes provision for the following: procedures of granting licences for the production, import, export, transport, use, etc. of radioactive substances or nuclear materials, and for the processing of foodstuff with radioactive radiation; establishment of research centres; appointment of inspectors; offences; etc.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
BGD87965.pdf (PDF of Act)