Singapore legislation
Section 36
Section 36
Declaration of compliance by tissue bank
(1)
The declaration of compliance that a tissue bank is required to submit to the Director under section 35(1) for all tissue banking activities conducted under the supervision and control of the tissue bank must be in such form and submitted in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed and must be accompanied by —
such particulars, information and documents as may be prescribed;
if required by the Director, a statutory declaration by the tissue bank verifying any information contained in or related to the declaration of compliance; and
such fee as may be prescribed.
(2)
A tissue bank must notify the Director —
of any change in the information submitted under subsection (1)(a), within 30 days after the occurrence of the change or such longer period as the Director may allow in any particular case; and
of its intention to cease operating as a tissue bank at least 30 days before the cessation of operation or such shorter period as the Director may allow in any particular case.
(3)
Any person who, in submitting a declaration of compliance referred to in subsection (1) or any notification referred to in subsection (2) —
makes any statement or furnishes any document which he or she knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or
by the intentional suppression of any material fact, furnishes information which is misleading,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(4)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.