# The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release and Risk Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: N.I.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made 11th December 1997
Coming into operation 30th January 1998
The Department of the Environment, being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in relation to measures relating to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and by Articles 5(7), 8(1), (4) and (7) of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/534/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-and-risk-assessment-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.