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

Chapter 3 : Nuclear Authorisation

22. Application for certificate of registration or exemption for certain actions

 

(1) Any person wishing to engage in any action described in section 2(1)(c) may apply in the prescribed format to the chief executive officer for a certificate of registration or a certificate of exemption and must furnish such information as the board requires.

 

(2) The chief executive officer may direct that the applicant for a certificate of registration—
(a) serve a copy of the application upon—
(i) every municipality affected by the application; and
(ii) such other body or person as the chief executive officer determines; and
(b) publish a copy of the application in the Gazette and two newspapers circulating in the area of every such municipality.

 

(3) The chief executive officer may, with the approval of the board—
(a) refuse to grant an application for a certificate of exemption or a certificate of registration made in terms of subsection (1) and must provide the applicant in writing with the reasons for the refusal; or
(b) issue—
(i) a certificate of registration subject to such conditions as may be determined in terms of section 23; or
(ii) a certificate of exemption if satisfied that the action in question complies with the exemption criteria specified in the safety standards contemplated in section 36.