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Part II

33. Causing seals to be affixed to any source, in the event of a cancellation

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Where a licence is cancelled by the Council, it may cause seals to be affixed at such required places or to any source, to prevent the continuance of the conduct of the practice.

(2)

The Council shall within seven days of a sealing carried out under subsection (1), make an application to the

Magistrate’s Court, and obtain an order confirming the sealing that was carried out.

(3)

The Council may at the time of the cancellation of a licence or at any time thereafter, issue such directions to the licencee as to the manner in which the safety and security of the radioactive sources may be ensured and for the protection of human life and the environment, and the licencee shall comply with any directions so issued.

(4)

The Council shall release a licencee to whom any directions are issued under subsection (3) of all regulatory obligations imposed under this Act, when the Council is satisfied that the direction issued have been satisfactorily complied with and the radioactive material or sources used in the conduct of the practice concerned has ceased to pose a threat to human life and to the environment.

(5)

The failure to comply with any directions issued under subsection (3) shall be an offence under this Act, and be liable on conviction after summary trial before the

Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

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