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- (b) the inactivation of the biological agent is carried out—
- (i) in accordance with such method as may be approved by his biosafety committee; and
- (ii) at the facility specified in his approval to possess the First Schedule biological agent or Second Schedule biological agent.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply insofar as the inactivation relates to the decontamination of any First Schedule biological agent waste or Second Schedule biological agent waste.
(3) Where any person has inactivated or attempted to inactivate any First Schedule biological agent or Second Schedule biological agent at any facility in contravention of subsection (1) (whether or not the inactivation is successful), the Director may order any one or more of the following:
- (a) the immediate cessation of any activity involving that First Schedule biological agent or Second Schedule biological agent carried out by the person at the facility;
- (b) the destruction of that First Schedule biological agent or Second 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 that First Schedule biological agent or Second 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.
(4) Any person who contravenes any order made by the Director under subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
