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The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 12) Order 1992

S.I. 1992/3253 · Made 18 December 1992

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 18th December 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 164(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 43.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Provision coming into force on 1st January 1993
  3. 3Provisions coming into force on 1st February 1993
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 12) Order 1992.

2Provision coming into force on 1st January 1993

Section 108(10) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

3Provisions coming into force on 1st February 1993

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st February 1993—

  • section 106(1) to (3), (6) and (7),

  • section 107(1) to (7) and (9) to (11),

  • section 108(1)(a) (in so far as it relates to the import or acquisition of genetically modified organisms),

  • section 110 (in so far as it relates to the import, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms),

  • section 111(6), (6A)f1 and (8) to (10),

  • section 112(1), (2) and (5)f2 to (7),

  • section 114(4) and (5),

  • section 115(1) to (3) and (5) to (10),

  • section 116 (in so far as it relates to the import, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms),

  • section 117,

  • section 118(1)(a), (c), (e) to (l), (m) (in so far as it relates to section 111), (n) and (o) and (2) to (10),

  • sections 119 to 121,

  • section 122(1)(c) to (h) (in so far as those paragraphs are not already in force), (2) and (3),

  • section 123(1) to (6) and (8), and

  • section 127.

Signature

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Department of the Environment

18th December 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 1993 and 1st February 1993 certain provisions of Part VI of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 relating to the importation, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms.