Regulation 19 Containment and control measures for contained use involving micro-organisms

(1)

A user who undertakes a contained use involving micro-organisms must apply the containment measures set out in the applicable table in Part 2 of Schedule 8, where and to the extent required in the column of the appropriate containment level.

(2)

A user need not apply a containment measure required for the appropriate containment level where—

(a)

the risk assessment, or any review of the risk assessment, shows that the containment measure is not necessary or practicable for a specific activity;

(b)

the notifier of the contained use has provided justification in writing to the competent authority; and

(c)

the notifier has received the written agreement of the competent authority that the containment measure need not be applied.

(3)

A person responsible for the contained use must review the containment measures applied—

(a)

at suitably regular intervals; and

(b)

immediately, if that person suspects that—

(i)

the containment measures are no longer adequate;

(ii)

the class assigned to the contained use in the risk assessment is no longer appropriate; or

(iii)

in the light of new scientific or technical knowledge, the risk assessment is no longer valid.