Biosafety Act 2007 · Updated to 1 May 2019 · Part IV · Notification for Export, Contained Use and Import for Contained Use
Biosafety Act 2007 · Updated to 1 May 2019 · Part IV · Notification for Export, Contained Use and Import for Contained Use
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The Board or Minister shall not be prevented from taking a decision, as appropriate, under Part III or Part IV, where there is lack of scientific certainty due to insufficient relevant scientific information and knowledge regarding the extent of the potential adverse effects of living modified organisms or products of such organisms on human, plant and animal health, the environment and biological diversity and may also take into account socio-economic considerations.
Board
“Board” means the National Biosafety Board established under subsection 4(1);
biological diversity
“biological diversity” means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; and includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems;
Board
“Board” means the National Biosafety Board established under subsection 4(1);
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for natural resources and environment;
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
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