Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Biological Agents and Inactivated Biological Agents
8. Prohibition against import or transhipment of First Schedule biological agents without permit
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A person must not import or procure the import of any First Schedule biological agent unless the import of the First Schedule biological agent is authorised by and is carried out in accordance with the conditions of a permit granted by the Director‑General.
import
“import” means to bring into Singapore any goods other than goods in transit or goods which are to be transhipped;
A person must not tranship any First Schedule biological agent unless the transhipment of the First Schedule biological agent is authorised by and is carried out in accordance with the conditions of a permit granted by the Director‑General.
tranship
“tranship” means to bring any goods into Singapore solely for the purpose of taking them out of Singapore, whether on the same conveyance on which they were brought into Singapore or on another conveyance, where the goods are landed and kept at any place in Singapore pending their being taken out of Singapore;
For the purposes of subsection (1), a permit to import a First Schedule biological agent must not be granted to any person unless the person has already been granted an approval to possess the First Schedule biological agent as referred to in section 6.
Every permit to import or tranship a First Schedule biological agent is valid only in respect of one consignment of the First Schedule biological agent for which an application for the permit has been made.
First Schedule biological agent
“First Schedule biological agent” means any biological agent specified in the First Schedule;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) 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.