s 17 Prohibition against import or transhipment of Second Schedule biological agents without permit
17.—(1) A person must not import or procure the import of any Second Schedule biological agent unless the import of the Second Schedule biological agent is authorised by and is carried out in accordance with the conditions of a permit granted by the Director‑General.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) A person must not tranship any Second Schedule biological agent unless the transhipment of the Second Schedule biological agent is authorised by and is carried out in accordance with the conditions of a permit granted by the Director-General.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a permit to import a Second Schedule biological agent must not be granted to any person unless the person has already been granted an approval to possess the Second Schedule biological agent as referred to in section 15. (4) Every permit to import or tranship a Second Schedule biological agent is valid only in respect of one consignment of the Second Schedule biological agent for which an application for the permit has been made. (5) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) 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.