Commentary on Sections Amendment of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 and the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 Section 43 Transfers of biological agents and toxins
117.This section amends the Biological Weapons Act 1974 to make it an offence to transfer biological agents or toxins outside the UK or to assist another person to do so. Biological agents and toxins are defined in the Act as "any microbial or other biological agent and any toxin, whatever its origin or method of production".