Draft amendment s to the Regulations on Radiation Protection and Use of 
Radiation (Radiation  Protection Regulations , No. 1380 of 29 October 2010 ) 
 
Additions and amendments are italicised.  
 
 
I  
 
Pursuant to the Radiation Protection Regulations ( No. 1380 of 29 October 2010 ), the 
Ministry of Healt h and Care Services her eby lays down  
 that Section 4, first pargraph, litra l shall be worded as shown below,  
 that Section 8, second paragraph, litra s shall be worded as shown below,  
 that three new paragraphs shall be inserted into the end of section 8, and shall be 
worded as shown below.  
 
Section 4 , first paragraph , litra l shall be worded :  
 
 (l) laser pointer : a handheld laser, battery operated or with other separate power  
supply  with a voltage  rating  lower than 50 V for alternating current and 75 V for direct 
current , intended to be held in the hand and to point out an object on a distance;  
 
 
Section 8 second paragraph litra s shall be worded :  
 
Undertakings that will practise any of the following activities  regarding non -ionising 
radiation shall be subject to  authorization by the Norwegian Radiation Protection 
Authority:  
(s) Procurement and use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for  medical purposes.  
 
Section 8 n ew paragraph three, fo ur and five shall be worded :  
 
 It is forbidden to own, possess, manufacture, import, export, transfer , lease, use or 
sell laser pointers that meet the criteria for laser classes  3R, 3B or 4, w ithout a permit  from 
the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority. Permit may only be g ranted  if: 
1) the applicant can document that the laser pointer is designed , classified and labelled in 
accordance with  the requirements in Section 35, and  
2) the applicant can document that the intended use of the laser pointer is justified in 
accordance with Section 5,  
3) there is no reason to assume that the laser pointer will be misused .  
Permit may be granted both to undertakings and private individuals. A  permit may 
encompass several laser pointers and may be of limited duration . 
For applications for a permit  under this section  which fall under the Services Act, 
the procedural time limit as specified in section 11, first paragraph, first sentence of the 
Services Act, is thirty days . Section 11, second paragraph of the Services Act, which states that a permit shall be regarded as granted on expiry of the procedural time limit, does not 
apply. 
 
II 
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 Janua ry 2015.  
2. On the date of entry into force, anyone who has a permit to possess or use 
powerful laser pointers in public places according to earlier regulation s and 
provisions , may, nothwithstanding S ection 8, third paragraph, continue to 
possess or use laser pointers in accordance with the permit for as long as it is 
valid.  
3. On the date of entry into force, a person who has a powerful laser pointer 
without a permit, may, notwithstanding S ection 8, third paragraph, continue to 
possess the laser pointer until the application for a permit has been processed. In 
cases without application or where the application is met by a refusal , the laser 
pointer shall be handed in to the police by 1 April 2015.  
 
 
Draft amendment s to the Act on Radiation Protection and Use of Radiation 
(No. 36 of 12 May 2000)  
 
Pursuant t o the  Act on Radiation Protection and Use of Radiation (No. 36 of 12 May 
2000)  the Ministry of Healt and Care Services herby lays down  
 that one new sect ion shall be insterted into the Act – Section 19a – and shall be 
worded as shown below.  
 
New Section 19a shall be worded:  
 
 Laser pointers imported contrary to Section 6 with Regulations may be retained, 
confiscated and destructed.  
In cases of retention the recipient shall be notified that the laser pointer will be 
considered confiscated or destructed. The re cipient shall be given the opportunity to make a 
statement on the matter within a specified time limit .  
If the recipient do es not make a statement within the specified time limit , the laser 
pointer may be confiscated or destructed. The Public Administration Act  Section 23, 24, 25 
and 27 do es not apply where the recipie nt has not responded within the time limit.  
The King may iss ue regulation s to implement this provision, including determining 
time limits for response s to notification s given in accordance with second paragraph.  
The King may by regulation s make exeptions from the right to submit claim 
concerning a decision made pu rsuant to this provison.