Zimbabweans importing ex-Japanese cars will now be asked to pay for nuclear inspection and decontamination according to a notice by the Chief Executive Officer of the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ).
RPAZ says the move has been necessitated following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument 281 of 2020 titled Radiation Protection (Safety and Security of Radiation Sources) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 5).
The vehicle importers will first be asked to pay for the inspection of radiation contamination. If the vehicles are found to be contaminated then the importer will be asked to pay for decontamiation.
Below is the notice from the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe.
NOTICE TO ALL VEHICLE IMPORTERS
Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe wishes to Inform you that it is now a requirement in terms of Statutory Instrument 281 of 2020 titled Radiation Protection (Safety and Security of Radiation Sources) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 5), that all vehicles being imported into Zimbabwe from countries that experienced Nuclear Incidents (Japan) be inspected for radiation contamination with Immediate effect. The contamination inspector fees are as follows;
Description: (a) light motor vehicle and minibuses.
Contamination Inspection per vehicle: (USD)10
De-contamination per vehicle: (USD)50Description: (b) buses, heavy vehicles, haulage trucks and trailers.
Contamination Inspection per vehicle:
(USD)20. De-contamination per vehicle: (USD)100For your convenience, we recommend that you make use of the prepayment facility to pay for your radiation assessment clearance into the Authority’s FCA Account provided below and present and/or forward proof of payment to [email protected]
Account name: Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe Account Number (FCA): 01122628550035 Bank: CBZ Branch: Kwame Nkrumah
