Section 4: The Board shall—

(a). have responsibility for all matters relating to the use and disposal of irradiating devices or radio-active materials to ensure protection of the public and workers from danger resulting from ionizing radiation; (b) assist Government in formulating policies on the safe use and disposal of irradiating devices or radio-active materials; (c) establish and operate a system to control importation, exportation, manufacture, possession, sale of or any dealing in irradiating devices or radio-active materials; (d) establish and maintain a register or registers of importers, exporters, manufacturers, users and operators of devices or materials capable of producing ionizing radiation; No. 14 The Protection From Radiation Act 2001 17 (e) carry out, facilitate or promote the carrying out of research aimed at the evaluation and development of better methods for the protection of the public and workers from ionizing radiation; (f) prepare contingency plans to avert or deal with accidents involving radiation; and (g) do all such other things as it may think incidental to or necessary for the performance of its other functions under this Act.