### Radiation (Control of Irradiating Apparatus) Regulations 《輻射(管制輻照儀器)規例》

24. Recording and checking of filters
(1) In any therapeutic application of X-rays, the type of filter used for the useful beam or the half-value layer resulting therefrom shall at each treatment be entered in a treatment record of the patient by the person administering the treatment.
(2) If the filter is changed before any treatment, the details of the new filter shall be checked by 2 persons, one of whom shall be the person administering the treatment, and the other the licensee or a person authorized thereto by the licensee.
(3) Both persons referred to in subregulation (2) after having checked any new filter in accordance with the provisions of that subregulation, shall cause the details of the new filter and the date upon which it was checked to be entered in the treatment record before any treatment is administered.
(4) Any person making any therapeutic application of X-rays who fails to comply with any of the provisions of subregulation (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of $15,000. (L.N. 97 of 1970; L.N. 225 of 1990)

25. Prohibition of operation of X-ray machines in presence of ignitable gas or vapour
Any person who operates any X-ray machine in an atmosphere which contains ignitable gas or vapour shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of $15,000.
(L.N. 97 of 1970; L.N. 225 of 1990)

26. Restriction on use of irradiating apparatus
(1) No person other than a medical practitioner or a person acting under his personal supervision shall operate an irradiating apparatus for any purpose affecting the human body:
Provided that notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, a person referred to in column 1 of Schedule 3 may operate an irradiating apparatus for the purposes specified, and under the conditions stipulated, opposite the reference to that person in column 2 and column 3 of that Schedule respectively. (L.N. 154 of 1995)
(1A) No person authorized to operate an irradiating apparatus under this regulation shall use an irradiating apparatus for medical diagnosis or medical therapy unless the apparatus is designed for that use. (L.N. 154 of 1995)
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subregulation (1) or (1A) shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000. (L.N. 97 of 1970; L.N. 154 of 1995)

### Radiation (Control of Irradiating Apparatus) Regulations 《輻射(管制輻照儀器)規例》

27. Records of the use of certain rays
(1) A record shall be kept by the licensee, at the place of application, of every application of X-rays, gamma rays, beta rays or accelerated subatomic particles applied for medical therapeutic purposes, and such record shall be made available for inspection on request by any person authorized by the Board for that purpose.
(2) Any licensee who fails to comply with any of the provisions of subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of $15,000. (L.N. 97 of 1970; L.N. 225 of 1990)

28. Warning notices
(1) The licensee of any irradiating apparatus shall, if so required by the Board either generally by notice in the Gazette or individually by notice in writing served upon him by the Board, keep posted in a conspicuous place on or near the irradiating apparatus such notice, in English and Chinese, as the Board may direct drawing attention to the hazards attendant upon the improper use of such apparatus.
(2) Any licensee who fails to comply with any requirement of the Board notified pursuant to the provisions of subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of $6,000. (L.N. 97 of 1970; L.N. 225 of 1990)

### Radiation (Control of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 《輻射(管制放射性物質)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Radiation (Control of Radioactive Substances) Regulations.

### Radiation (Control of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 《輻射(管制放射性物質)規例》

2A. Delegation of powers and functions
The Authority may, by notice in the Gazette, delegate to any public officer the exercise of any of the powers (or the performance of any of the duties) conferred (or imposed) upon the Authority by these regulations.
(L.N. 228 of 1985)

3. Application for licence
Every application pursuant to any of the provisions of section 7 or 8 of the Ordinance for any licence relating to any radioactive substance shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority and shall contain, so far as may be applicable, the following particulars—
(a) the purpose for which the licence is required;
(b) the nature and quantity of the radioactive substance in question;
(c) the type of packing in which the substance is contained;
(d) the type and dose rate of radiation at the surface of any package;
(e) in the case of a licence to manufacture, use or store any radioactive substance, the place in which it is to be manufactured, used or stored, and, in the case of a licence to possess for the purpose of transport, the intended means of transport and the place from which it is to be taken and the destination;
(f) in the case of any application pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of the Ordinance, the area in which prospecting or mining is to be undertaken; and
(g) such other particulars as the Authority may require.

4. Licence
(1) A fee of $3,190 in respect of any period of 12 months or any part thereof shall be payable to the Authority in respect of the grant or renewal of a licence required by section 7 of the Ordinance for any radioactive substance. (L.N. 42 of 1976; L.N. 211 of 1989; L.N. 662 of 1994; L.N. 129 of 2006)
(2) A licence shall be issued in the name of the applicant and shall contain, so far as may be applicable, the particulars specified in regulation 3 and any conditions imposed.
(3) A licence granted or renewed shall be valid for 12 months with effect from the date of grant or renewal thereof or for such lesser period as may be specified in the licence.
(4) No licence shall be transferable.
(L.N. 98 of 1970)

### Radiation (Control of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 《輻射(管制放射性物質)規例》

5. Licence to be exhibited
(1) A person to whom a licence has been issued or renewed under the Ordinance shall cause the licence to be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the premises where the radioactive substance concerned is stored or otherwise dealt with.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $6,000. (L.N. 226 of 1990)
(L.N. 98 of 1970)