# The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1992, Paragraph 3


These Regulations shall not apply to the following techniques of genetic modification if they do not involve the use of genetically modified organisms as recipient or parental organisms—
(a) mutagenesis;
(b) the construction and use of somatic hybridoma cells (for example for the production of monoclonal antibodies);
(c) cell fusion (including protoplast fusion) of plant cells where the resulting organisms can also be produced by traditional breeding methods;
(d) self-cloning of non-pathogenic naturally occurring micro-organisms which fulfil the criteria of Group I for recipient micro-organisms; and
(e) self-cloning of non-pathogenic naturally occurring organisms other than micro-organisms which fulfil the criteria of Part III of Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3217/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-1992/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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