13. General principles to be adhered to by the Council

In the exercise and performance of its powers and functions, the Council shall be guided by the following general principles:-

the safety and protection of human life, property and the environment from harmful effects of ionizing radiation;

that there is sufficient justification for permitting the conduct of a practice for which a licence is applied for;

that the normal exposure of individuals are restricted, so that neither the effective dose nor the equivalent dose caused by a possible combination of exposures from licenced practices, exceeds the dose limits as determined by the Council; and

that protection is optimized, so that the magnitude of individual doses, the number of individual exposes and the likelihood of incurring exposure are all kept as low as reasonably achievable, taking into account economic and social factors.