S.L. 585.1 Art. 2Subject matter and scope.

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(1) These regulations establish the basic safety standards for the protection of the health of individuals subject to occupational, medical and public exposures against the dangers arising from ionising radiation.

(2) These regulations apply to any planned, existing or emergency exposure situation which involves a risk from exposure to ionising radiation which cannot be disregarded from a radiation protection point of view or with regard to the environment in view of long-term human health protection.

(3) These regulations also provide for the security of radioactive material and define specific requirements ensuring that each such source is kept under control.

(4) These regulations in particular apply to:

(a) the manufacture, production, processing, handling, disposal, use, storage, holding, transport, import to, and export from Malta of radioactive material;

(b) the manufacture and the operation of electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation and containing components operating at a potential difference of more than 5 kilovolt (kV);

(c) human activities which involve the presence of natural radiation sources that lead to a significant increase in the exposure of workers or members of the public, in particular:

(i) the operation of aircraft in relation to the exposure of crews;

(ii) the processing of materials containing naturally-occurring radionuclides;

(d) the exposure of workers or members of the public to indoor radon, the external exposure from building materials and cases of lasting exposure resulting from the after-effects of an emergency or a past human activity;

(e) the preparedness for, the planning of response to deemed to warrant measures to protect the health of members of the public or workers.

(5) These regulations shall not apply to:

(a) exposure to the natural level of radiation, such as radionuclides contained in the human body and cosmic radiation prevailing at ground level;

(b) exposure to cosmic radiation in flight by members of the public or workers other than aircrew;