“Second Schedule biological agent” means any biological agent specified in the Second Schedule;
“Singapore Civil Defence Force” means the Singapore Civil Defence Force raised and maintained under the Civil Defence Act (Cap. 42);
“staff”, in relation to any facility, means—
- (a) any person employed at the facility to do any work under a contract of service;
- (b) any consultant assisting the operator of the facility in the carrying out of any activity involving any biological agent or toxin at the facility; and
- (c) any other person (including any student or intern) authorised by the operator of the facility to carry out any activity involving any biological agent or toxin at the facility;
“Third Schedule biological agent” means any biological agent specified in the Third Schedule;
“toxin” means any poisonous substance that is produced and extracted from any micro-organism;
“transferee”, in relation to any biological agent or toxin, means the person to whom the biological agent or toxin is provided;
“transferor”, in relation to any biological agent or toxin, means the person who provides the biological agent or toxin to another person;
“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;
“uncertified facility” means a facility that is not certified under section 51.
