Malaysia legislation
Section 69
Section 69
Power to make regulations
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made for the following:
(a)
the manner to be followed, and the information, including detection methods and sample to be furnished in an application for an approval under section 13;
(b)
the certificate of approval granted under subsection 16(3);
(c)
the manner to be followed, information and reports to be furnished in submitting a notification under subsection 22(1);
(d)
the form of the acknowledgement of receipt issued under section 25;
(e)
risk assessment and risk management reports including periodic reports by the approved person on monitoring and evaluation of risk;
(f)
emergency response plan;
(g)
the procedures to be followed in appeals made to the
Minister;
(h)
the contained use activity for any research and development carried out by teaching and public research institutes;
(i)
the procedure with taking and dealing with samples;
(j)
the identification and labelling of living modified organisms, items containing living modified organisms and products of such organisms;
(k)
the compounding of offences;
(l)
the fees payable under this Act;
(m)
any other matter as the Minister thinks expedient or necessary for the purposes of this Act.
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(3)
Regulations made under this section may provide that any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these regulations 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 six months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit for each day during which the offence continues after conviction;
(b)
where such person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.
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