Singapore legislation

Section 11

of Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005

Section 11

Prohibition against transfers of First Schedule biological agents except by certain persons

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), a person must not transfer any First Schedule biological agent unless —

(a)

the person has an approval to possess the First Schedule biological agent as referred to in section 6; and

(b)

the transferee —

(i)

has also been granted an approval to possess the First Schedule biological agent as referred to in section 6; or

(ii)

is outside Singapore.

(2)

A person to whom any First Schedule biological agent has been provided for any excluded purpose must not transfer the First Schedule biological agent to any other person for any purpose other than an excluded purpose unless the transferee —

(a)

has been granted an approval to possess the First Schedule biological agent as referred to in section 6; or

(b)

is outside Singapore.

(3)

Any transferor who transfers any First Schedule biological agent to any transferee in Singapore, knowing or having reason to believe that such transferee does not have an approval to possess the First Schedule biological agent as referred to in section 6, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to be punished as follows:

(a)

where the biological agent is 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

(b)

where the biological agent is 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.

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