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National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999)

Chapter 5 : Safety and Emergency Measures

40. Record of nuclear or radiation accidents and incidents

[Section 40 heading substituted by section 35 of the National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Act, 26 of 2024, Notice No. 5723, GG51804, dated 20 December 2024 - effective 4 June 2025 per Proclamation Notice 266 of 4 June 2025]

 

The Regulator must—

(a) keep and maintain a record of the details of every nuclear or radiation accident and nuclear or radiation incident;
(b) store that record safely;
(c) retain that record for 40 years from the date of the nuclear or radiation accident or nuclear or radiation incident; and
(d) on the request of any person, make that record available to that person.

 

[Section 40 substituted by section 35 of the National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Act, 26 of 2024, Notice No. 5723, GG51804, dated 20 December 2024 - effective 4 June 2025 per Proclamation Notice 266 of 4 June 2025]