Record details

General Information

Country

Malaysia

Jurisdiction

Malaysia

Title of document

Biosafety Act 2007 (Act 678)

Legislative details

Type of document

National Law

Subject areas

All functions pursuant to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Types of LMOs addressed

All types of organisms

Brief description of the document including objective and scope:

An Act to establish the National Biosafety Board; to regulate the release, importation, exportation and contained use of living modified organisms, and the release of products of such organisms, with the objectives of protecting human, plant and animal health, the environment and biological diversity, and where there are threats of irreversible damage, lack of full scientific evidence may not be used as a reason not to take action to prevent such damage; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Date of entry into force

2009-12-01

Document details

Document text

biosafety-act2007.pdf (133 KB)

Biosafety Act 2007 (Act 678) was passed in Parliament in July 2007 and enforced on 1 Dec 2009. Federal law that is applicable in all states in Malaysia.

Unofficial documents

http://www.biosafety.nre.gov.my

Malaysia's National BCH

Regulatory contact information

Contact person

Record #9569

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia

Level 12, Wisma Sumber Asli,
No. 25, Persiaran Perdana,
Precinct 4

Putrajaya

Malaysia, 62574

Phone:	+603-8886 1443
Fax:	+603-8890 4021
Email:	dr.megat@nre.gov.my
Url:	Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia

Record #48230

Malaysian Department of Biosafety

Level 1, Podium 2, Wisma Sumber Asli
No. 25, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4

Putrajaya, Federal Territory

Malaysia, 62574

Phone:	+603 8886 1746 / 1579
Fax:	+603-8889 5604
Email:	biosafety@nre.gov.my,norsham@nre.gov.my
Url:	Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, MALAYSIA,Department of Biosafety Malaysia

Additional Information

Malaysia has passed a law on biosafety known as the Malaysian Biosafety Act 2007 (Act 678). The soft copy of the Act is available on this Biosafety Clearing House web-page or Malaysia's National BCH.

The Malaysian Biosafety Act was enforced on 1 December 2009. There is an ongoing transition period of the Act before a full implementation. All queries regarding biosafety in Malaysia can be directed to biosafety@nre.gov.my

Decisions on transboundary movement of a LMO/LMO-FFP into Malaysia will be made by the National Biosafety Board with advice from the Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (GMAC), Malaysia.

Other relevant website address or attached documents

Malaysia's National BCH