Nuclear Safety and Control Act

Nuclear Safety and Control Act
Parliament of Canada
Long title An Act to establish the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Citation	Nuclear Safety and Control Act, (S.C. 1997, c. 9)[1]
Enacted by	Parliament of Canada
Assented to	March 20, 1997

The Nuclear Safety and Control Act (the Act) of Canada replaced the Atomic Energy Control Act of 1946 with new, more effective and explicit legislation to regulate the activities of the Canadian nuclear industry. The Act also provided for the establishment of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), which replaced the Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB).

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