Section 9, The Protection From Radiation Act, 2001

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no person shall— (a) manufacture or otherwise produce: (b) possess or use; (c) dispose of, lease, loan or deal in; No. 14 The Protection From Radiation Act 2001 19 (d) import or cause to be imported; or (e) export or cause to be exported, any irradiating device or radio-active material unless he is granted a licence issued under this Act. (2) No person shall sell or otherwise transfer ownership in any irradiating device or radio-active material unless at the time of the sale or transfer the purchaser or other transferee produces to the seller a licence issued by the Board authorising him to use, possess or deal in that type of irradiating device or radio-active material. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), an irradiating device or radio-active material shall be deemed to have been exported when it is placed on a ship, aircraft, vessel or any vehicle within Sierra Leone for the purposes of export.