Environment Authority: Decision 79/2023 Issuing the Regulation for Radiation Protection and Safety and Security of Radiation and Radioactive Material

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Based on the Law on Environment Protection and Pollution Prevention promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2001,

Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

the Regulation on the Control and Management of Radioactive Materials issued by Ministerial Decision 249/97,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to radiation protection and the security and safety of radiation sources and nuclear materials.

Article II

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 249/97 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decision and the attached regulation or in conflict with their provisions.

Article III

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 7 Dhu Al-Hijja 1444
Corresponding to: 25 June 2023

Dr Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-Amri
President of the Environment Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1501 issued on 9 July 2023.