Radiation Act (No. 859 of 2018). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2018 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances, General Keyword Public health Nuclear energy Radiation Pollution control Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Hazardous waste Data collection/reporting Risk assessment/management Authorization/permit Hazards Monitoring Standards Inspection Waste prevention Waste management Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 15 December 2018. Abstract The objective of the present Act is to protect health against harm caused by radiation and to prevent and reduce environmental damage and other damage caused by radiation. It contains 202 sections divided into the following chapters: 1. General provisions; 2. General radiation principles; 3. Competent authorities and their duties; 4. Register with the Radiation Safety Centre; 5. Obligations for operators; 6. Eligibility conditions and radiation protection competence; 7. Permits system; 8. Radiation safety of products; 9. Radiation measurements; 10. Radiation sources; 11. Radioactive waste; 12. Occupational exposure; 13. Medical exposure; 14. Imaging with non-medical exposure; 15. Public exposure; 16. Radiation safety incidents and emergency situations with radiation risk; 17. Existing exposure situations; 18. Natural radiation; 19. Non-ionizing radiation; 20. Monitoring, fees and appeals; 21. Special provisions; 22. Entry into force and transitional provisions. Full text Finnish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Repeals Radiation Safety Act (No. 592 of 1991). Legislation | Finland | 1991 Keyword: Radiation, Inspection, Monitoring, Nuclear energy, Pollution control, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Hazardous waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX