Section 30
of Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017
Section 30
The National Competent Authority, in consultation with the Competent Authority and other relevant agencies shall establish measures for the purpose of monitoring and tracking the biological resource or traditional knowledge associated with a biological resource.
(2)
Such measures shall include—
(a)
the designation of checkpoints; and
(b)
the requirement for the production of the permit at the checkpoints established.
(3)
The checkpoints designated under paragraph (2)(a) shall include offices or authorities dealing with applications for patent, product registration or approval and public research funding grants.
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(4)
The authorities responsible for the checkpoints shall inform the National Competent Authority and the relevant Competent
Authority in writing of the production of the permit under paragraph (2)(b).