Punjab Biosafety Rules, 2014.

These Rules are enacted in accordance with the Punjab Environmental Protection Act 1997 (XXXIV of 1997).
The Government shall establish a Biosafety Committee consisting of the Secretary to Government, Environment Protection Department as Chairperson, and the members such as representatives from Agriculture Department, Food Department, Education Department, Livestock & Dairy Development Department. The Rule 5 provides for the functions of the Biosafety 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, allow release or reject applications after reviewing the risk assessment; (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. No person shall import, export, sell, purchase or trade living modified organisms, substances or cells and products thereof for any purposes, without obtaining license.
The Rules further provide for: the establishment of the Institutional Biosafety Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee, the functions of a biosafety officer, risk assessments and risk management, etc.