Biosafety Act 2007 · Updated to 1 May 2019
51. Enforcement officer may seek assistance to examine things related to offence
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
An enforcement officer may seek the assistance of any person to examine any organism or product that is suspected of being a living modified organism or product of such organism, or book, document, computerized data, apparatus, equipment, device, machinery, vehicle, matter or thing including in digital form, seized or detained under this
Act if such person has the necessary qualification to examine such organism or product that is suspected of being a living modified organism or product of such organism, or book, document, computerized data, apparatus, equipment, device, machinery, vehicle,
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matter or thing including in digital form, for the purposes of an investigation under this Act or any regulations made under this Act.
Power of Board to require information on living modified organisms or products of such organisms
Board
“Board” means the National Biosafety Board established under subsection 4(1);
Terms defined in s 3
Board
Defined · s 3“Board” means the National Biosafety Board established under subsection 4(1);
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
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