In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"authorised waste disposal facility"

means permitted in writing under the National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999);

"board"

means the board of the Institute referred to in section 7(1);

"Chief Executive Officer"

means the person appointed as such in terms of section 16(1);

"closed radioactive waste disposal facility"

means the completion of all operations after the emplacement of radioactive waste in a disposal facility;

"Department"

means the Department of Minerals and Energy;

"director"

means a director of the board;

"Director-General"

means the Director-General of the Department;

"financial year"

in relation to the Institute, means the period contemplated in section 20(3);

"Institute"

means the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute established by section 3;

"Minister"

means the Minister of Minerals and Energy;

"prescribed"

means prescribed by regulation;

"Public Finance Management Act"

means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);

"radioactive material"

means any substance consisting of, or containing, any radioactive nuclide, whether natural or artificial, including, but not limited to, radioactive waste;

"radioactive nuclide"

means any unstable atomic nucleus which decays spontaneously with the accompanying emission of ionising radiation;

"radioactive waste"

means any radioactive material destined to be disposed of as waste material, and "nuclear waste" has a similar meaning;

"radioactive waste disposal certificate"

means a certificate contemplated in section 23;

"South African Nuclear Energy Corporation"

means the Corporation established in terms of the Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (Act No. 46 of 1999);

"specified date"

means the date contemplated in section 31;

"this Act"

includes any regulations made in terms of section 29;

"waste disposal facility"

means a facility for the acceptance, handling, storage, treatment and disposal of radioactive waste.