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; |
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. |
Maintenance Act, 1998
