Singapore legislation
Section 21
Section 21
Notifications relating to transfers of Second Schedule biological agents
(1)
Any transferor who wishes to transfer any Second Schedule biological agent to a transferee must notify —
the Director of the proposed transfer within such time and in such form and manner as the Director may require;
the transferee of an estimated time of receipt by the transferee of the biological agent being transferred; and
the carrier of the biological agent (where the carrier is not the transferor or transferee) prior to the despatch of the biological agent of a 24‑hour emergency number that is monitored at all times by a person who —
has knowledge of the hazards and characteristics of the biological agent being transported; or
has immediate access to a person who possesses such knowledge and information.
(2)
Where a transferee fails to receive any Second Schedule biological agent which is being transferred to the transferee, the transferee must immediately notify the Director, in such form and manner as the Director may require, of the failure of receipt.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2), a transferee is deemed to have failed to receive the Second Schedule biological agent which is being transferred to the transferee if the transferee does not receive the biological agent within 24 hours of the estimated time of receipt of the biological agent provided by the transferor.
(4)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.