Biosafety Act 2007 s 46

s 46 Cost of holding organisms, etc., seized

Where any organism or product that is suspected of being a living modified organism or product of such organism, book, document, computerized data, apparatus, equipment, device, machinery, vehicle, matter or thing including in digital form, seized under this Act is held in the custody of the Federal Government pending completion of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, the cost of holding such organism or product that is suspected of being a living modified organism or product of such organism, or book, document, computerized data, apparatus, equipment, device, machinery, vehicle, matter or thing including those in digital form, in custody shall be recoverable as a civil debt due to the Federal Government from the owner.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kos memegang organisma, dsb., yang disita

Jika mana-mana organisma atau hasilan yang disyaki merupakan organisma diubah suai yang hidup atau hasilan organisma sedemikian, atau buku, dokumen, data berkomputer, radas, kelengkapan, peranti, jentera, kenderaan, perkara atau benda termasuk dalam bentuk digital, yang disita di bawah Akta ini dipegang dalam jagaan Kerajaan Persekutuan sementara menunggu penyelesaian apa-apa prosiding berkenaan dengan kesalahan di bawah Akta ini atau mana-mana peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini, kos bagi memegang organisma atau hasilan yang disyaki merupakan organisma diubah suai yang hidup atau hasilan organisma sedemikian, atau buku, dokumen, data berkomputer, radas, kelengkapan, peranti, jentera, kenderaan, perkara atau benda itu termasuk dalam bentuk digitalnya, dalam jagaan hendaklah didapatkan sebagai hutang sivil yang kena dibayar kepada Kerajaan Persekutuan daripada pemunya itu.

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Text as at 1 May 2019 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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