Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015

Marginal note:Licensing requirements

• 6 (1) A person may transport a nuclear substance without a licence issued under subsection 24(2) of the Act for that purpose, except in the following cases:

  • (a) the nuclear substance is a Category I, II or III nuclear material, as defined in section 1 of the Nuclear Security Regulations, and is transported outside the area in which the material is required, under section 7 of those Regulations, to be processed, used or stored;

  • (b) the nuclear substance is in transit in a package of a certified design or in a package that has been approved as Type B(U)-96, Type C-96 or Type H(U)-96 by a foreign competent authority in accordance with the IAEA Regulations unless, in the case of transport by aircraft or ship, there is no scheduled stop in Canada;

  • (c) the nuclear substance is contained in a large object;

  • (d) the transport of the nuclear substance cannot meet the requirements of these Regulations;

  • (e) the transport of the nuclear substance requires a special use vessel; or

  • (f) the transport of the nuclear substance requires multilateral approval of shipments in accordance with the IAEA Regulations.

• Marginal note:Activity exemptions

  (2) A person may possess, transfer, import, export or use prescribed equipment without a licence issued under subsection 24(2) of the Act for that purpose.

• Marginal note:Packaging exemptions

  (3) A person may package a nuclear substance without a licence issued under subsection 24(2) of the Act for that purpose.

• Marginal note:Prohibitions imposed by section 26 of Act

  (4) For greater certainty, the exemptions established in subsections (1) to (3) relate only to the packaging and transport of nuclear substances and do not otherwise derogate from the prohibitions imposed by section 26 of the Act.