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National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish the National Biosafety Management Agency charged with the responsibility for providing regulatory framework, institutional and administrative mechanism for safety measures in the application of modern biotechnology in Nigeria with a view to preventing any adverse effect on human health, animals, plants and environment; and for related matters
Subject
Livestock, Environment gen., Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
EIA Biosecurity Genetically modified organism (GMO) Institution Registration Enforcement/compliance Basic legislation Biotechnology Biosafety Plant production Plant protection Biodiversity Inspection
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act establishes the National Biosafety Management Agency as a body corporate. The Agency shall be the national authority on biosafety in Nigeria charged with the responsibility for providing regulatory framework institutional and administrative mechanism for safety measures in the application of modern biotechnology in Nigeria with the view to preventing any adverse effect on human health, animals, plants and environment. The Agency shall also provide measures for the case-by-case assessment of genetically modified organisms and management of risk in order to ensure safety in the use of genetically modified organisms to human health and the environment and ensure that the use of the genetically modified organisms does not have adverse impact on socio-economic and cultural interests either at the community or national level. The Act also provides for the establishment of a Board of the Agency.

Full text
English
Website
www.nassnig.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

The National Biosafety (Implementation, etc.) Regulations, 2017.

Legislation | Nigeria | 2017

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Biosafety, Certification, Resource/damage valuation, Data collection/reporting, Early warning system, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Governance, Institution, Internal trade, International trade, Liability/compensation, Offences/penalties, Polluter pays principle, Protection of environment, Risk assessment/management, Food quality control/food safety, Transport/storage, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

The National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Legislation | Nigeria | 2019

Keyword: Biosafety, Biosecurity, Biotechnology, Protection of environment, Public health, Genetic resources, Genetically modified organism (GMO)

Source: FAO, FAOLEX