Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Human Biomedical Research (Tissue Banking) Regulations 2019
Regulation 18
Safety and welfare of donors
Subregulation 1
Every tissue bank, who or which is involved in the removal of tissue from tissue donors for use in research, must establish a system to ensure the safety and welfare of the tissue donors.
Subregulation 2
The tissue bank must ensure that the system mentioned in paragraph (1) must at the minimum take into consideration the following in relation to the tissue donors:
the qualifications of and training to be received by the personnel involved in the removal of tissue;
the measures to prevent or control the spread of any communicable disease which is or may be due to the contamination or infection of any tissue;
the management of quality control and maintenance of instruments and equipment used for the removal of tissue.
Subregulation 3
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 $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; or
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $20,000.