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2 Short title and commencement

1. This Act is the Terrorism (Suppression of Misuse of Radioactive Material) Act 2017 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“armed conflict” does not include internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence, and other acts of a similar nature;

“Convention” means the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism done in New York on 13 April 2005;

“Convention country” means a foreign country that is a Party to the Convention;

“Convention device” means—
 * (a) an explosive or incendiary device that releases or disseminates radioactive material or emits radiation; or
 * (b) a device that releases or disseminates radioactive material or emits radiation, and that may, owing to its radiological properties, cause—
 * (i) the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any individual; or
 * (ii) substantial damage to property or to the environment;

“conveyance” includes any vessel, vehicle, train, aircraft or other mode of transport;

“country” includes a State or territory, as the case may be;

“government” means the government of a country, and includes the legislature and judiciary of the country;