s 24 Declaration of compliance by research institution
24.—(1) The declaration of compliance that a research institution is required to submit to the Director‑General under section 23(1) for all research conducted under the supervision and control of the research institution must be in such form and submitted in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed and must be accompanied by —(a) such particulars, information and documents as may be prescribed; (b) if required by the Director‑General, a statutory declaration by the research institution verifying any information contained in or related to the declaration of compliance; and[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (c) such fee as may be prescribed.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) A research institution must notify the Director‑General —(a) of any change in the information submitted under subsection (1)(a), within 30 days after the occurrence of the change or such longer period as the Director‑General may allow in any particular case; and[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (b) of its intention to cease operating as a research institution at least 30 days before the cessation of operation or such shorter period as the Director‑General may allow in any particular case.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (3) Any person who, in submitting a declaration of compliance referred to in subsection (1) or any notification referred to in subsection (2) —(a) makes any statement or furnishes any document which he or she knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or (b) by the intentional suppression of any material fact, furnishes information which is misleading, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. (4) Any person who contravenes 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.