45. Duty of licencee to inform the Council of any loss of a radioactive source

Every licencee shall inform the Council immediately of the loss of control over its radioactive sources or the occurrence of any other incident in connection with its radioactive source, that may pose a significant risk of injury to persons or substantial damage to property or to the environment.

A licencee who fails to comply with the duty imposed by subsection (1) shall commit an offence and be liable on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.