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Implementing Regulation of Law No. 31 of 2002 on the protection against radiation.

Country/Territory
Qatar
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Radiation Classification/declassification Early warning system Inspection Liability/compensation Pollution control Precautionary principle Registration Transport/storage Emissions Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Western Asia
Abstract

This Law consists of 5 Sections divided into 99 articles. Section I deals with terms and definitions, field of application, exemptions from the provisions of this implementing Regulation, prevention principles, right protection and emission standards, etc. (arts. 1-6). Section II deals with the following matters: licensing and inspection; licence’s application; types of licences; licences for persons; licences for firms and installations; licences for the sites; licences for practicing the activity; registration; licences for big nuclear installations; steps and measures for licensing; necessary documents for obtaining licences; revocation and modification of licences; specific requirements and conditions for undertaking radiation activities; inspection of installations; reasons and times of inspection; and, inspection instructions. Section III refers to the prevention against radiation exposure, radioactive operating zones, radioactive control zones, specific requirements for the working environment, specific requirements for pregnant women, radioactivity limits, monitoring of work places, radioactivity measurements, obligations of the licence holder in prevention against radiation, registers for radioactivity sources and for sanitary control, rights of workers in the radioactivity field, personal protection equipment and instruments, protection against exposure to medical radiation, requirements and conditions for protection against nuclear radiation, requirements and conditions for protection against treatment exposition, specific requirements for regulating the protection of habitants, radioactive materials drainage and environmental monitoring. Section IV provides for security requirements against radioactive sources, instructions and precautionary measures for the prevention and security from radioactive sources, regulation of protection measures in installations, registers for sources and operations, accident management, emergency plans, and directives for safe and secure transportation of radioactive materials. Section V deals with radioactive waste management, liabilities, control and inspection, classification of radioactive waste, recycle and reuse of radioactive materials, drainage of radioactive materials in the environment, storage of radioactive waste, registers and reporting, and emergency plans for radioactive waste.

Full text
Arabic
Website
www.qatarenv.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Enact No. 31 of 2002 on the protection against radiation.

Legislation | Qatar | 2002

Keyword: Radiation, Pollution control, Inspection, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX