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National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)

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Ports Rules

Chapter 2 : Vessel Movements and Related Matters

Part B : The Regulation and Control of Navigation in the Approaches to a Port

14. Anchoring or sojourning of vessels with nuclear material

 

No vessel propelled by nuclear power or which has on board any radioactive material capable of causing nuclear damage may anchor or sojourn in the approaches to a port without a nuclear vessel licence issued by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Nuclear Regulator in terms of section 21(2) of the National Nuclear Regulator Act No. 47 of 19994.

 

 

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4Section 21(2) of the National Nuclear Regulator Act No. 47 of 1999 states the following:

"Any person wishing to—

(a) Anchor or sojourn in the territorial waters of the Republic, or
(b) Enter any port in the Republic,

With a vessel which is propelled by nuclear power or which has on board any radioactive material capable of causing nuclear damage may apply to the chief executive officer [of the National Nuclear Regulator] for a nuclear vessel licence and must furnish such information as the board requires."

 

 


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