s 8 Prohibition against import or transhipment of First Schedule biological agents without permit
8.—(1) A person must not import or procure the import of any First Schedule biological agent unless the import of the First 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 First Schedule biological agent unless the transhipment of the First 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 First Schedule biological agent must not be granted to any person unless the person has already been granted an approval to possess the First Schedule biological agent as referred to in section 6. (4) Every permit to import or tranship a First Schedule biological agent is valid only in respect of one consignment of the First 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 be punished as follows:(a) in the case of a First Schedule (Part 1) biological agent, with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both; and (b) in the case of a First Schedule (Part 2) biological agent, with a fine not exceeding $100,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or with both.