National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015. Country/Territory Nigeria Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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