Radiological Protection Act, 1991 (No. 9 of 1991).
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Abstract
This Act establishes the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, which shall, among other things: monitor activity or ionising radiation levels in any thing in the State and in any waters, including international waters, surrounding the State; advise the Government, the Minister and other Ministers of the Government and the public, on measures for the protection of individuals in the State from radiological hazards; and assist in the planning and implementation of measures to deal with radiological emergencies. The Act also provides for control and protection of radioactive substances and in particular provides for the protection of food from contamination by sources of radioactive emissions. For this purpose, the Act assigns powers to the Minister of Agriculture and Food and to inspectors, also in respect to animals affected by radioactive sources.
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An Act to provide for the establishment of an institute to be called the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, to define its functions, to provide for the dissolution of An Bord Fuinnimh Núicléigh and the transfer of its functions to the Radiological Protection Institute Of Ireland, to authorise the making of regulations prescribing levels of activity and specifying matters to be done in the event of specified levels being exceeded and to give effect to the Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Done at Vienna on the 26th Day Of September, 1986, the Convention On Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident Or Radiological Emergency Done At Vienna on The 26th Day of September, 1986, And The Convention On The Physical Protection of Nuclear Material Done at Vienna on The 26th Day Of October, 1979, And To Provide For Other Matters Connected With The Matters Aforesaid.
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English
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