The National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019

NATIONAL BIOSAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 NATIONAL BIOSAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM This Act amends National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015 to enlarge the scope of application of the act by including the emerging aspects of modern biotechnology and biosecurity in Nigeria with a view to preventing any adverse effect to human health and environment. NATIONAL BIOSAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 Arrangement of Sections Section: Amendment of National Biosafety Management Agency. Amendment of section 3. Insertion of new section “25A”. Amendment of section 43. Citation. M e e e NATIONAL BIOSAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 A Bill For An Act to amend the National Biosafety Management Agency Act No. 20, 2015 to enlarge the scope of application of the act by including the emerging aspects of modern biotechnology and biosecurity in Nigeria with a view to preventing any adverse effect to human health and environment; and for related matters. [ ] Commencement ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria— 1. The National Biosafety Management Agency Act No. 20, 2015 (in this Act referred to Amendment of National as “the Principal Act”) is amended as set out in this Act. — aaa Act. No. 20, 2015. 2. Section 3.of the Principal Act is amended by - Ares of section (a) inserting after paragraph (j) anew “peragraph (Ja)” — “(Ja) put in place measures to ensure Bio-Security;” and (b) re-numbering the paragraphs appropriately. 3. Insert, after section 25 of the Principal Act, a new section “25A” — Insertion of new section 25A. “Application of 25A. A person, institution or body shall not carryout . drive, gene gene drive, gene editing and synthetic biology iting and . ” synthetic biology. except with the approval of the Agency. C 4. Section 43 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definitions in Amendment of section alphabetical order — ; 43. “Biosecurity” includes measures to prevent, respond to and recover harmful biological substances or genetically modified organisms that may threaten the health of humans, animals, environment and the economy; “gene drive” means a genetic engineering technology that can propagate a particular suite of genes throughout a population by adding, deleting, disrupting or modifying genes, which can only spread from sexually reproducing parents to their offspring; ‘gene editing” means a type of genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted, 2S modified or replaced in the genome of a living organism. “Synthetic biology” means the design and construction of novel artificial biological pathways, organisms or devices, or the redesign of exis:ng natural biological systems.” 5. This Act may be cited as the National Biosafety Mznagement Agency (Amendment) Citation. Act, 2019. I, CERTIFY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 (1) OF THE ACTS AUTHENTICATION ACT CAP. A2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 2004, THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THIS BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ZG Ah a x . 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