Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
of Human Biomedical Research (Tissue Banking) Regulations 2019
Regulation 6
Principal person in charge designated by tissue bank
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), the principal person in charge designated by the tissue bank under section 35(2)(b) of the Act must be an individual who —
is ordinarily resident in Singapore;
is in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the tissue bank;
is principally responsible for the management and conduct of any type of business or tissue banking activities in Singapore of the tissue bank;
has the authority to ensure that the tissue bank complies with the Act and these Regulations; and
is suitably qualified to perform the duties of a principal person in charge.
Subregulation 2
In addition to paragraph (1), in the case of a tissue bank to whom Part 3 applies, the principal person in charge designated must be a medical practitioner.
Subregulation 3
The principal person in charge designated must at all reasonable times be contactable by the Director‑General for the purposes of the duties and functions of the tissue bank under the Act and these Regulations.
Subregulation 4
The tissue bank must notify the Director‑General in the applicable form set out at the relevant website of all the following information:
the name and designation of the principal person in charge designated;
the address, telephone number and email address at which that person may be contacted;
any other information relating to that person that is required or specified in that form.
Subregulation 5
A tissue bank who or which contravenes paragraph (4) 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
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.