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Radiation Act (No. 859 of 2018).

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source

Abstract
The objective of the present Act is to protect health against harm caused by radiation and to prevent and reduce environmental damage and other damage caused by radiation. It contains 202 sections divided into the following chapters: 1. General provisions; 2. General radiation principles; 3. Competent authorities and their duties; 4. Register with the Radiation Safety Centre; 5. Obligations for operators; 6. Eligibility conditions and radiation protection competence; 7. Permits system; 8. Radiation safety of products; 9. Radiation measurements; 10. Radiation sources; 11. Radioactive waste; 12. Occupational exposure; 13. Medical exposure; 14. Imaging with non-medical exposure; 15. Public exposure; 16. Radiation safety incidents and emergency situations with radiation risk; 17. Existing exposure situations; 18. Natural radiation; 19. Non-ionizing radiation; 20. Monitoring, fees and appeals; 21. Special provisions; 22. Entry into force and transitional provisions.
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 15 December 2018.
Notes
Updated version as last amended by Act No. 723 of 15 July 2021.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Säteilylaki.