(2) Where any Second Schedule biological agent that is being transhipped through Singapore is required to be landed and stored temporarily at any place before it is delivered to the conveyance on which it will be taken out of Singapore, the person to whom the permit to tranship the Second Schedule biological agent has been granted shall ensure that the Second Schedule biological agent is stored at a place which is safe and secure, and that the storage at such place is carried out in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed.
(3) Where a holder of a permit to import or tranship any Second Schedule biological agent stores the biological agent in contravention of subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be—
- (a) he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both; and
- (b) the Director may order the holder of the permit, at his own expense, to do any one or more of the following:
- (i) take such measures as the Director may specify to ensure that the Second Schedule biological agent is properly stored;
- (ii) destroy the Second Schedule biological agent;
- (iii) decontaminate the place at which the Second Schedule biological agent was stored in contravention of subsection (1) or (2).
(4) Any holder of a permit to import any Second Schedule biological agent and any holder of a permit to tranship any Second Schedule biological agent who contravenes any order made by the Director under subsection (3)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.
Subdivision (3)—Transfer
Prohibition against transfers of Second Schedule biological agents except by certain persons
20.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall transfer any Second Schedule biological agent unless—
