Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
of Human Biomedical Research (Tissue Banking) Regulations 2019
Regulation 14
Notification of cessation of tissue bank’s operations
Subregulation 1
A tissue bank must notify the Director‑General of its intention to cease operating as a tissue bank as soon as possible and in any event not less than 30 days before the cessation of operation or any shorter period that the Director‑General may allow in any particular case.
Subregulation 2
The tissue bank must ensure that the notification required under paragraph (1) is accompanied by —
a plan for the manner of disposal of the human tissues held by or in the possession of the tissue bank and information related to those tissues;
where the plan mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) involves the transfer of any human tissue or information related to the tissue to another tissue bank (called in this regulation the receiving bank) —
the name, address and contact particulars of the receiving bank; and
documentary evidence provided by the receiving bank (such as but not limited to a letter of undertaking) to the effect that the receiving bank will ensure that the intended use of the tissue is in accordance with any conditions or restrictions specified as part of the appropriate consent of the donor;
the date of the cessation of operation of the tissue bank and the reason for the cessation; and
any other information that the Director‑General may in any particular case require.
Subregulation 3
The notification and the information mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (2) must be submitted to the Director‑General in the applicable form set out at the relevant website.
Subregulation 4
A tissue bank who or which contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; or (b)in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.