Catalogue description Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee

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Reference: LAB 66
Title: Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee
Description:

Records of the Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee appointed to provide information and advice to government departments with responsibilities in relation to protection from radioactive hazards and substances in industry.
Date: 1945-1963
Related material:

For records of the National Radiological Protection Board see

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Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee, 1948-1970
Physical description: 3 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Accruals: Series is not accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee was established under the Radioactive Substances Act 1948 s6. The members were to be appointed jointly by the Minister of Health, Secretary of State for Scotland, the Minister of Supply and the Minister of Health and Local Government for Northern Ireland, after consultation with professional and technical organisations. In addition, the committee had sub-committees to bring outside expert advice to bear on specialist subjects.

Under the Radiological Protection Act 1970, the committee was replaced by the National Radiological Protection Board Statutory Advisory Committee.

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