National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute Act, 2008 (Act No. 53 of 2008) Chapter 1 : Interpretation 1. Definitions

 

 

In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

 

"authorised waste disposal facility"

means permitted in writing under the National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999);

 

"board"

means the board of the Institute referred to in section 7(1);

 

"Chief Executive Officer"

means the person appointed as such in terms of section 16(1);

 

"closed radioactive waste disposal facility"

means the completion of all operations after the emplacement of radioactive waste in a disposal facility;

 

"Department"

means the Department of Minerals and Energy;

 

"director"

means a director of the board;

 

"Director-General"

means the Director-General of the Department;

 

"financial year"

in relation to the Institute, means the period contemplated in section 20(3);

 

"Institute"

means the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute established by section 3;

 

"Minister"

means the Minister of Minerals and Energy;

 

"prescribed"

means prescribed by regulation;

 

"Public Finance Management Act"

means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);

 

"radioactive material"

means any substance consisting of, or containing, any radioactive nuclide, whether natural or artificial, including, but not limited to, radioactive waste;

 

"radioactive nuclide"

means any unstable atomic nucleus which decays spontaneously with the accompanying emission of ionising radiation;

 

"radioactive waste"

means any radioactive material destined to be disposed of as waste material, and "nuclear waste" has a similar meaning;

 

"radioactive waste disposal certificate"

means a certificate contemplated in section 23;

 

"South African Nuclear Energy Corporation"

means the Corporation established in terms of the Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (Act No. 46 of 1999);

 

"specified date"

means the date contemplated in section 31;

 

"this Act"

includes any regulations made in terms of section 29;

 

"waste disposal facility"

means a facility for the acceptance, handling, storage, treatment and disposal of radioactive waste.