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Biosafety
News Update

Biological Agents and Toxins Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2021

19 February 2021

S87/2021.

BATA Amendment of First Schedule 2021 [PDF, 30.6 KB]

Amendments to the First Schedule

The following amendments are made to the First Schedule of the Biological Agents and Toxins Act with effect from 16 February 2021:

  • Addition of Heartland virus

  • Addition of Severe Fever Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus

  • Removal of Mayaro virus from Part I of First Schedule

  • Revision of criteria for HIV lentiviral vector system

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