{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/339",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Advice from a genetic modification safety committee",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person responsible for contained use shall obtain advice on a risk assessment from either—\n(a) a person; or\n(b) a genetic modification safety committee,\nwith expertise in risk assessment relating to contained use.\n(2) Where the risk assessment indicates that the contained use is classified as class 2 or above the advice shall be obtained from a genetic modification safety committee.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in operation at 23.10.2015, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/339/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:00:12.363552+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}