Section 22-14-3 Purpose of article. - Alabama Statutes

Section 22-14-3

Purpose of article.

It is the purpose of this article to effectuate the policies set forth in Section 22-14-2 by providing for:

(1) A program of effective regulation of sources of ionizing radiation and machines and devices producing ionizing radiation for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety;

(2) A program to promote an orderly regulatory pattern within the state, among the states and between the Federal Government and the state and to facilitate intergovernmental cooperation with respect to use and regulation of sources of ionizing radiation to the end that duplication of regulation may be minimized;

(3) A program to establish procedures for assumption and performance of certain regulatory responsibilities with respect to by-product, source and special nuclear materials; and

(4) A program to permit maximum utilization of sources of ionizing radiation consistent with the health and safety of the public.

(Acts 1963, No. 582, p. 1269, §2.)