Section 31
Notification for application of patent
of Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017
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Section 31
(1)
Any person applying for a patent, whether in or outside
Malaysia, in relation to a biological resource or traditional knowledge associated with a biological resource accessed shall notify to the National Competent Authority in writing within thirty days from the date of the application.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—
(a)
where such person is an individual, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to both; and
(b)
where such person is a body corporate, to a fine of not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit.