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53 The Malawi Gazette Supplement, dated 22nd March, 2024, containing Regulations, Rules, etc. (No. 8A) GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 16 ATOMIC ENERGY ACT (CAP. 61:03) ATOMIC ENERGY (FEES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2024 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 82 of the Atomic Energy Act, I, MICHAEL BIZWICK USI, Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change, on recommendation of the Authority, make the following Regulations— Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Atomic Energy (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and shall come into force on 1st April, 2024. Substitution of the Schedule to G.N. 62/2021 2. The Atomic Energy (Fees) Regulations, 2021 is amended, by deleting the Schedule and substituting therefor, a new Schedule as follows— “SCHEDULE reg. 2 PRESCRIBED FEES Matter | Fees K t 1. Medical equipment and practices— (a) on application for a licence, or renewal of a licence | 100,000.00 (b) on issuance of a licence to possess and use medical diagnostic equipment, for a year— (i) X-ray machines, per unit | 400,000.00 (ii) Mammography, per unit | 400,000.00 (iii) Fluoroscopy, per unit | 500,000.00 (iv) Computed Tomography Scanner, per unit | 1,500,000.00 (v) C-Arm machine | 400,000.00 (vi) Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography | 3,000,000.00 (c) on issuance of a licence to operate a radiotherapy facility | 5,500,000.00 (d) on issuance of a licence to operate a cyclotron equipment | 5,000,000.00 (e) on issuance of a licence to possess and use biological irradiation equipment, for a year | 3,000,000.00 (f) on issuance of a licence to possess and use a Cobalt-60 teletherapy source, for a year | 1,500,000.00 (g) on issuance of a licence to operate a Nuclear Medicine facility, for a year | 4,000,000.00

54 22nd March, 2024 Matter | Fees K t (h) on issuance of a licence to operate a Combined Therapeutic (Radiotherapy) and Nuclear Medicine facility, for a year | 8,500,000.00 (i) registration of Dental and Veterinary radiography, for five years | 500,000.00 2. Industrial irradiation equipment, source and practices— (a) on application for a licence, or renewal of a licence | 100,000.00 (b) on issuance of a licence to possess and use category 1 or 2 source per unit, for a year | 5,000,000.00 (c) on issuance of a licence to possess and use category 3. 4 & 5 radiation sources per unit, for a year— (i) 1 radiation source | 2,000,000.00 (ii) 1–3 radiation sources | 3,000,000.00 (iii) 3–6 radiation sources | 9,000,000.00 (iv) 6–12 radiation sources | 15,000,000.00 (v) 12–24 radiation sources | 25,000,000.00 (vi) >24 radiation sources | 35,000,000.00 (d) on issuance of a licence to possess and use X-ray or radioactive material for non-destructive testing, for a year | 2,000,000.00 (e) on issuance of a licence to possess and use Cargo or Container scanners, for a year— (i) 35Kv to 500Kv per unit | 3,000,000.00 (ii) >500kv per unit | 6,000,000.00 (f) on issuance of a licence to possess and use X-ray fluorescence equipment, for a year | 2,500,000.00 (g) on issuance of a licence to possess and use X-ray Diffraction and Neutron Activation Analysis, per consignment— (i) <3 sources | 1,000,000.00 (ii) 3–6 sources | 3,500,000.00 (iii) >6 | 8,500,000.00 (h) on issuance of a licence to operate an industrial irradiation facility, for a year | 3,500,000.00 3. Naturally occurring radioactive materials— (a) on application for a licence, or renewal of a licence | 100,000.00 (b) on issuance of a radioactive mineral exploration licence | 3,000,000.00 (c) on issuance of a licence for mining and milling of uranium or thorium, for a year | 20,000,000.00 (d) on issuance of a licence to operate a water treatment and

22nd March, 2024 55 Matter | Fees K t purification of ceramic and building materials facility, for two years | 5,000,000.00 (e) on issuance of a licence to operate a scrap metal processor or scrap metal smelter, for a year | 2,500,000.00 (f) on issuance of a licence for fertilizer production, for a year | 5,000,000.00 (g) on issuance of a licence to decommission a radioactive ore mining and processing facility | 80,000,000.00 (h) on issuance of a licence to operate a mining facility which generates Radon | 5,000,000.00 (i) on issuance of a licence to operate a radioactive waste storage facility, for a year | 10,000,000.00 (j) on issuance of a licence to generate, keep or manage radioactive waste, for a year | 10,000,000.00 4. Registration of service providers— (a) radiation protection/safety trainers, for two years | 500,000.00 (b) installation, maintenance and repair of radiation sources and equipment services, for two years | 500,000.00 (c) suppliers of medical radiological equipment, for two years | 700,000.00 (d) suppliers of medical radiation sources, for two years | 2,000,000.00 (e) suppliers of industrial radiological equipment, for two years | 1,000,000.00 (f) qualified experts in radiation, for two years | 300,000.00 (g) dosimetry service provider, for a year | 1,000,000.00 (h) transporters of radioactive materials | 1,000,000.00 5. Pre-authorisation activities— (a) inspection of diagnostic radiology unit or facility | 500,000.00 (b) inspections of radiotherapy unit or nuclear medicine activity or facility | 3,500,000.00 (c) inspection of non-medical X-ray scanning equipment | 500,000.00 (d) inspection of industrial and biological irradiator | 1,000,000.00 (e) inspection of portable or fixed nuclear gauges | 500,000.00 (f) inspection of nuclear analytical techniques, X-ray fluorescent analysis and X-ray diffraction facilities | 500,000.00 (g) inspection of non-destructive testing activities | 1,000,000.00 (h) inspection of radioactive contaminated goods and other materials | 500,000.00 (i) inspection of radioactive sources or materials for education and research | 500,000.00

56 22nd March, 2024 Matter | Fees K t 6. Transportation of nuclear, radioactive and associated materials— (a) on application for a licence | 100,000.00 (b) on issuance of a licence to transport radioactive materials of category 1 and 2, per consignment | 3,000,000.00 (c) on issuance of a licence to transport radioactive minerals, per consignment | 2,000,000.00 (d) on issuance of a licence to transport radioactive sources or materials under special arrangement, under category 1 or 2 sources, per consignment | 5,000,000.00 (e) on issuance of a transit licence for radioactive materials | 3,000,000.00 (f) on issuance of a licence for packaging design | 2,000,000.00 (g) on issuance of a certification of packaging | 5,000,000.00 (h) on issuance of a licence to manufacture packaging | 10,000,000.00 7. Radiation monitoring— (a) on issuance of licence for certification of motor vehicle radiological inspection— (i) light motor vehicle and minibuses | 40,000.00 (ii) buses, heavy vehicles, haulage trucks and trailers | 80,000.00 (b) on issuance of a licence for certification of scrap mental radiological inspection | 200,000.00 (c) on issuance of a licence for certification of food radioanalytical analysis | 100,000.00 8. Dosimetry services— (a) one TLD per month | 30,000.00 (b) one TLD per three months | 60,000.00 (c) replacement of lost or damaged TLD | 150,000.00 9. Import— on issuance of a licence to import a radiation emitting devices, the applicant shall pay one and half percent of the total value purchasing Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF). 10. Export— (a) on issuance of a licence to export radiation sources | 200,000.00 (b) on issuance of a licence to export radioactive minerals per consignment | 5,000,000.00.”. Made this 4th day of March, 2024. (FILE NO. MNRCC/0/05) DR. M. B. USI Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change Printed by THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, Lilongwe, Malawi—(Price K1,600.00)