Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Duties and Obligations in Relation to Biological Agents and Toxins
38. Application
Feedback & supportExcept as otherwise specified, the duties and obligations specified in this Division apply to the operator of a facility who has been granted —
operator
“operator”, in relation to a facility, means the person who operates the facility or who has the management or control of the facility;
an approval to possess any First Schedule biological agent or Second Schedule biological agent;
an approval to produce on a large scale any First Schedule biological agent or Third Schedule biological agent; or
an approval to possess any Fifth Schedule toxin,in relation to or in connection with the possession or production allowed by such approval.
In this Division —
“biological agent” means —
biological agent
“biological agent” means —(a)any micro-organism (including any bacterium, virus, fungus, rickettsia and parasite);(b)any infectious substance (including any prion); or(c)any component of a micro-organism or an infectious substance (but not including any toxin),that is capable of causing death, disease or other biological malfunction in a human;
any First Schedule biological agent;
First Schedule biological agent
“First Schedule biological agent” means any biological agent specified in the First Schedule;
any Second Schedule biological agent; or
Second Schedule biological agent
“Second Schedule biological agent” means any biological agent specified in the Second Schedule;
any Third Schedule biological agent produced on a large scale;
Third Schedule biological agent
“Third Schedule biological agent” means any biological agent specified in the Third Schedule;
“toxin” means any Fifth Schedule toxin.
toxin
“toxin” means any poisonous substance that is produced and extracted from any micro‑organism;