Biosafety Act 2007 · Updated to 1 May 2019
Section 52
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
(1)
The Board may require any person undertaking any activity involving living modified organisms or products of such organisms to furnish to the Board information relating to the composition and use of such living modified organisms or products of such organisms.
Board
“Board” means the National Biosafety Board established under subsection 4(1);
Any person who fails to furnish any information relating to the composition and use of any living modified organism or product of such organism as may be required under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—
where such person is an individual, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit 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;
where such person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding two 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.
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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