Regulation 12 Environmental risk assessment for precision bred organism in contained use

(1)

A person must not import a precision bred organism where its destination is in England, or acquire^f1 a precision bred organism which is in England, for the purposes of contained use unless, before importing or acquiring the organism, the person has carried out an environmental risk assessment^f2 by reference to the nature of the organism and the manner in which the person intends to keep it after the importation or acquisition.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person proposing to do an act mentioned in that paragraph for the purposes of—

(a)

the release of a precision bred organism under section 3 of the Act (restrictions on release of precision bred organism in England);

(b)

the marketing of a precision bred organism under section 5 of the Act (restrictions on marketing of precision bred organism in England).

(3)

A person who carries out an environmental risk assessment under paragraph (1) must keep a record of the assessment for 10 years.

(4)

In this regulation, “contained use” means an activity in which precision bred organisms are cultured, stored, transported, destroyed, disposed of or used in any other way and for which physical, chemical or biological barriers, or any combination of such barriers, are used to limit their contact with, and to provide a high level of protection for, humans and the environment.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: “Acquire” is defined in section 17(5)(a) of the Act.
f2: “Environmental risk assessment” is defined in section 17(2) of the Act.