Radiation Emitting Devices Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 In this Act,

advertise

advertise includes making any representation by any means whatever for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, a radiation emitting device; (publicité)

analyst

analyst means an individual designated as an analyst under subsection 11(1); (analyste)

distributor

distributor means a person engaged in the business of selling or leasing radiation emitting devices; (distributeur)

inspector

inspector means an individual designated as an inspector under section 7; (inspecteur)

label

label includes a legend, word or mark that is or is to be applied or attached to or included in, or that accompanies or is to accompany, a radiation emitting device or a package; (étiquette)

lease

lease includes offer to lease and have in possession for the purpose of leasing; (location)

manufacturer

manufacturer means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing radiation emitting devices or of modifying or assembling, to any extent, radiation emitting devices; (fabricant)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Health; (ministre)

package

package includes any thing in which a radiation emitting device is wholly or partly contained, placed or packed; (emballage)

person

person means an individual or an organization as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code; (personne)

prescribed

prescribed means prescribed by regulation; (Version anglaise seulement)

radiation

radiation means energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or acoustical waves; (radiation)

radiation emitting device

radiation emitting device means

• (a) any device that is capable of producing and emitting radiation, and

• (b) any component of or accessory to a device described in paragraph (a); (dispositif émettant des radiations)

sell

sell includes offer for sale, have in possession for sale, deliver for sale, and distribute. (vente)