(2) Where any person produces any Third Schedule biological agent at any facility in contravention of subsection (1), the Director may order any one or more of the following:
- (a) the immediate cessation of any activity involving the Third Schedule biological agent carried out by the person at the facility;
- (b) the destruction of the Third Schedule biological agent at the facility;
- (c) the decontamination of the facility;
- (d) the closure or cordoning off of the facility until such time as the Director is satisfied that the facility may safely resume operation;
- (e) that any person who is or was at the facility (whether as a member of the staff of the facility or otherwise) and who may be or may have been exposed to the Third Schedule biological agent at the facility should—
- (i) undergo such medical examination and medical treatment at such place or hospital as the Director may specify in the order; or
- (ii) be quarantined at such place and for such period as the Director may specify in the order.
(3) Any person who contravenes any order made by the Director under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
Prohibition against transportation by certain means
24.—(1) No person shall transport or procure the transportation of any Third Schedule biological agent within Singapore by mail or public transportation.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
