The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/15
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st February 1993.

(2) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and

“the Contained Use Regulations ” means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1992 .

Section 2 Duty to keep records of risk assessments

The period for which a person who carries out an assessment under section 108(1)(a) of the Act (Risk assessment and notification requirements) shall keep a record of that assessment is ten years.

Section 3 Exemptions from requirement to carry out risk assessments

(1) A person who imports or acquires genetically modified organisms shall be exempt from the requirements of section 108(1)(a) of the Act in so far as they relate to the protection of human health.

(2) A person who imports or acquires genetically modified organisms shall be exempt from the requirements of section 108(1)(a) of the Act where the organisms to be imported or acquired—

(a) are micro-organisms as defined in the Contained Use Regulations,

(b) are non-pathogenic naturally occurring organisms which—

(i) are organisms other than micro-organisms as defined in the Contained Use Regulations,

(ii) fulfil the criteria of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Contained Use Regulations (Criteria for the classification of organisms other than micro-organisms), and

(iii) are acquired by self-cloning (as defined in regulation 2 of the Contained Use Regulations) of organisms other than genetically modified organisms, or

(c) consist of, or are included in, an approved product as defined in the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992 which is imported or acquired in accordance with the conditions and limitations to which the use of the product is subject.