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Rh 5th January 1967, and includes any amendment to, or substitution of, the Statute that is binding on Singapore;

“ionising radiations” means electromagnetic radiations and corpuscular radiations which give rise to the formation of ion pairs on interaction with matter;

“irradiating apparatus” means—
 * (a) any apparatus that is capable of producing ionising radiation;
 * (b) any apparatus of a prescribed type that is capable of producing non-ionising radiation; and
 * (c) any component of or accessory to an apparatus described in paragraph (a) or (b);

“licence” means a licence granted under section 7;

“national inspector” means any person who is a national inspector by virtue of, or appointed under, section 19;

“non-ionising radiations” means electromagnetic radiations and fields with wavelengths greater than 100 nanometers and all acoustic radiations and fields with frequencies below 16 Hz and above 16 kHz;

“nuclear material” has the same meaning as in the First Schedule;

“owner”, in relation to any premises, includes—
 * (a) the person for the time being receiving the rent for the premises, whether on his own account or as an agent or a trustee for any other person, or the person who would so receive the rent if the premises were let to a tenant; and
 * (b) the person whose name is entered in the Valuation List prepared under section 10 of the Property Tax Act (Cap. 254);

“premises” includes—
 * (a) messuages, houses, buildings and lands, whether open or enclosed, and whether public or private;
 * (b) any place underground and any land covered by water; and
 * (c) any structure or conveyance;

“radiation” means ionising radiation or non-ionising radiation;