Punjab Bio-safety Rules 2014.

These Rules are enacted tin accordance with the Punjab Environmental Protection Act, 1997 (No. XXXIV of 1997).
These rules shall be applicable to: (a) manufacture, import and storage of micro-organism and gene technological products for research whether conducted in laboratories of teaching and research, research and development institutes or private companies involved in the use and application of genetically modified organisms and the products thereof; (b) all works involved in the field trial of genetically manipulated plants, animals (including poultry and marine life), micro-organisms and cells; and (c) import, export, sale and purchase of living modified organisms, substances or cells and products thereof for commercial purposes.
The Government shall establish a Bio-safety Committee consisting of the Secretary to Government, Environment Protection Department as Chairperson. Section 5 provides for the functions of Bio-safety Committee, including: (a) to establish standards and procedures for risk assessment and labeling of living modified organisms, substances or cells and the products thereof; (b) to consider any application for export, import or commercial release of living modified organisms, and on the recommendations of Technical Advisory Committee, allow release or reject applications after reviewing the risk assessment carried out in accordance with the bio-safety guidelines, the procedures established under clause (a) and any other reliable information; (c) to ban or restrict import, export, sale, purchase or trading of any living modified organism causing or likely to cause risk to public health, safety or environment; etc. The Government shall establish a Technical Advisory Committee consisting of the Director General as its Chairman. No person shall import, export, sell, purchase or trade living modified organisms, substances or cells and products thereof for any purposes, without obtaining license from the Provincial Agency.