Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part III · Prevention of Importation of Infectious Disease
Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part III · Prevention of Importation of Infectious Disease
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
(1)
No person shall knowingly import into or export out of
Malaysia—
any human remains, human tissues or part thereof; or
any pathogenic organism or substance or part thereof, except in accordance with regulations made under this Act.
pathogenic organism or substance
“pathogenic organism or substance” includes— (a) any animal; (b) any noxious insect; (c) any living germ, microbe, bacteria or virus; (d) the culture of any germ, microbe, bacteria or virus; or (e) the product of any germ, microbe, bacteria or virus, capable of causing any infectious disease;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
When any person is charged under this section, he shall be presumed to have knowingly imported or exported such human remains, human tissues or part thereof or such pathogenic organism or substance or part thereof until the contrary is proved.
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pathogenic organism or substance
“pathogenic organism or substance” includes— (a) any animal; (b) any noxious insect; (c) any living germ, microbe, bacteria or virus; (d) the culture of any germ, microbe, bacteria or virus; or (e) the product of any germ, microbe, bacteria or virus, capable of causing any infectious disease;
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