Biosafety Act 2007 · s 22

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22. (1)
No person shall undertake any of the following activities without giving prior notification to the Board:
(a)  exportation of living modified organisms;
(b)  contained use involving living modified organisms;
(c)  importation of living modified organisms for purposes of undertaking a contained use activity.
(2)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—

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(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;
(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.

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s 22

(1)

No person shall undertake any of the following activities without giving prior notification to the Board:

(a)

exportation of living modified organisms;

(b)

contained use involving living modified organisms;

(c)

importation of living modified organisms for purposes of undertaking a contained use activity.

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—

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(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;

(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.