Singapore legislation
Section 10
Section 10
Storage of First Schedule biological agents upon import or pending transhipment
(1)
Where any First Schedule biological agent that has been imported into Singapore is required to be stored temporarily at any place before it is delivered to the facility for which it is destined, the person to whom the permit to import the First Schedule biological agent has been granted must ensure that the First Schedule biological agent is stored at a place which is safe and secure, and that the storage at such place is carried out in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed.
(2)
Where any First Schedule biological agent that is being transhipped through Singapore is required to be landed and stored temporarily at any place before it is delivered to the conveyance on which it will be taken out of Singapore, the person to whom the permit to tranship the First Schedule biological agent has been granted must ensure that the First Schedule biological agent is stored at a place which is safe and secure, and that the storage at such place is carried out in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed.
(3)
Where a holder of a permit to import or tranship any First Schedule biological agent stores the biological agent in contravention of subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be —
the holder of the permit shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to be punished as follows:
in the case of a First Schedule (Part 1) biological agent, with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both; and
in the case of a First Schedule (Part 2) biological agent, with a fine not exceeding $100,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or with both; and
the Director may order the holder of the permit, at the expense of the holder of the permit, to do any one or more of the following:
take such measures as the Director may specify to ensure that the First Schedule biological agent is properly stored;
destroy the First Schedule biological agent;
decontaminate the place at which the First Schedule biological agent was stored in contravention of subsection (1) or (2).
(4)
Any holder of a permit to import any First Schedule biological agent and any holder of a permit to tranship any First Schedule biological agent who contravenes any order made by the Director under subsection (3)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to be punished as follows:
where the order has been made in relation to or in connection with a First Schedule (Part 1) biological agent, with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both; and
where the order has been made in relation to or in connection with a First Schedule (Part 2) biological agent, with a fine not exceeding $100,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or with both.