13. Every person who designs, produces, tests, uses, inspects, maintains or repairs a package, special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material shall

• (a) implement and maintain a written quality assurance program in accordance with paragraph 310 of the IAEA Regulations;

• (b) keep a record of the program and of any information collected under the program; and

• (c) retain the record of information collected under the program for the period ending two years after the date on which the package is removed from service.

• 14. (1) No person shall use a package of a certified design unless they have received confirmation from the Commission that their use of the package has been registered by the Commission.

• (2) The Commission shall register a person’s use of a package of a certified design after receiving the following information from the person:

  • (a) the person’s name, address, telephone number and fax number;

  • (b) the name of a person who can be contacted for transport purposes;

  • (c) the number of any licence that the person holds in respect of the contents of the package;

  • (d) the number of any approval issued by a foreign competent authority in accordance with the applicable process specified in the IAEA Regulations;

  • (e) [Repealed, SOR/2003-405, s. 17]

  • (f) the design number and serial number for the package; and

  • (g) a statement confirming that the person possesses the instructions necessary to prepare the package for shipment, as set out in the certificate for the package design.

• 15. (1) Every person who transports, or causes to be transported, radioactive material shall act in accordance with the requirements of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.

• (2) Every consignor, other than a consignor of an excepted package, shall act in accordance with paragraphs 550 to 561 of the IAEA Regulations.

• (3) Every consignor of an excepted package shall act in accordance with paragraph 554 of the IAEA Regulations.

• (4) Every consignor of radioactive material shall advise the consignee that the material is going to be transported.

• (5) Every carrier of radioactive material shall act in accordance with paragraphs 562 to 569 and 571 to 580 of the IAEA Regulations.

• (6) Every carrier of radioactive material shall transport the material in accordance with the consignor’s instructions.

• (7) Every carrier of radioactive material shall implement and maintain work procedures to ensure compliance with these Regulations and shall keep a record of those procedures.