Biosafety Act 2007 · s 12

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s 12

(1)

No person shall undertake any release activity, or any importation of living modified organisms, or both without the prior approval of the Board.

(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 two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years 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;

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(b)

where such person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding five 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.