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50 (3) For the purpose of subsection (2), the training of any person employed by a carrier to drive any conveyance for the purpose of transporting biological agents and toxins shall include such training as the Director may specify.

(4) The carrier shall ensure that any conveyance used for the transportation of biological agents and toxins is affixed with such biohazard warning panel or label as the Director may require when transporting biological agents or toxins.

(5) Where, in the course of transporting biological agents or toxins on any conveyance, there is any spillage or leakage of the biological agents or toxins, the person employed by the carrier to drive the conveyance shall—
 * (a) immediately cordon off the area surrounding the conveyance and the spillage or leakage; and
 * (b) immediately notify the Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force or such officer as the Commissioner may authorise for the purpose of this section.

(6) For the purpose of transporting—
 * (a) any First Schedule (Part II) biological agent;
 * (b) any Second Schedule biological agent;
 * (c) any Third Schedule biological agent in quantities aggregating 10 litres or more; or
 * (d) any Fifth Schedule toxin,

the carrier shall take all necessary steps to ensure the security of the biological agent or toxin in the course of the transportation, including the use of security personnel and the prevention of unauthorised access to the biological agent or toxin.

Packaging and labelling of biological agents and toxins

48. The transferor shall ensure that the packing and labelling of biological agents and toxins being transported comply with such requirements as may be prescribed.