period of responsibility

in relation to the holder of a nuclear authorisation, means the period beginning on the date of the grant of the relevant nuclear installation licence or certificate of registration or, in the case of a nuclear vessel, when it enters South Africa’s territorial waters, and ending on whichever of the following dates is the earlier, namely-

a)	the date on which the Regulator gives notice in writing to the holder that in its opinion the risk of nuclear damage from-

i)	anything on the site, or at or in the nuclear installation, in question;

ii)	any act performed in regard to the nuclear installation or site in question;

iii)	any action described in section 2(1)(c), as the case may be,

no longer exceeds the safety standards contemplated in section 36;

b)	the date on which a nuclear authorisation in respect of the nuclear installation, site or action in question is granted to some other person;

c)	in the case of a nuclear vessel, the date on which the nuclear vessel leaves South Africa’s territorial waters.