Human Pathogens and Toxins Act

Marginal note:Controlled activities

• 7 (1) A person must not knowingly conduct any controlled activity unless a licence has been issued by the Minister that authorizes the activity.

• Marginal note:Exceptions

  (2) Despite the definition controlled activity in subsection 3(1), the following activities are not controlled activities:

  • (a) any activity to which the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 applies that involves

    • (i) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 2,

    • (ii) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 3 and are not prescribed by regulation, or

    • (iii) toxins that are not prescribed by regulation;

  • (b) export authorized under the Export and Import Permits Act that involves

    • (i) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 2,

    • (ii) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 3 and are not prescribed by regulation, or

    • (iii) toxins that are not prescribed by regulation;

  • (c) any activity to which the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 applies that involves the following human pathogens or toxins, unless the person who conducts the activity also conducts controlled activities to which that Act does not apply:

    • (i) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 3 and are prescribed by regulation,

    • (ii) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 4, or

    • (iii) toxins that are prescribed by regulation; and

  • (d) export authorized under the Export and Import Permits Act that involves the following human pathogens or toxins, unless the person who exports also conducts controlled activities to which that Act does not apply:

    • (i) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 3 and are prescribed by regulation,

    • (ii) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 4, or

    • (iii) toxins that are prescribed by regulation.