Biosafety Act 2007 · Updated to 1 May 2019 · Part III · Approval for Release and Import
17. Approval to be valid for subsequent release and import
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Where an approval has been granted to an approved person for a release activity involving any living modified organisms or products of such organisms or the importation of living modified organisms, such approval shall be valid for the subsequent similar release activity involving the same living modified organisms or products of such organisms or importation involving the same living modified organisms undertaken by such approved person.
The provisions of subsection (1) do not in any way absolve the approved person from complying with other written laws governing the same living modified organisms or products of such organisms.
approved person
“approved person” means— (a) a person to whom an approval has been granted under
In this section, “same living modified organisms or products of such organisms” means the living modified organisms or products of such organisms as described in the approval and involving the same transformation event.
products of such organisms
“products of such organisms” means any product derived from a living modified organism or part of a living modified organism— (a) if the product contains detectable recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); or (b) where the profile, characteristic or properties of the product is or are no longer equivalent to its conventional counterpart irrespective of the presence of the recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); Biosafety 9
Terms defined in s 3
approved person
Defined · s 3“approved person” means— (a) a person to whom an approval has been granted under
products of such organisms
Defined · s 3“products of such organisms” means any product derived from a living modified organism or part of a living modified organism— (a) if the product contains detectable recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); or (b) where the profile, characteristic or properties of the product is or are no longer equivalent to its conventional counterpart irrespective of the presence of the recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); Biosafety 9
release activity
Defined · s 3“release activity” means any intentional introduction of living modified organisms or products of such organisms into the environment through the activities or for the purposes specified in the Second Schedule;
Part IV
Notification for Export, Contained Use and Import for Contained Use
Part V
Risk Assessment and Risk Management Reports and Emergency Response Plan
Part VI
Enforcement
Part VII