{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-regulations-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-regulations-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/3280",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been amended by S.I. 1993/152 which is printed hereinas pages 19 and 20 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of S.I. 1992/3280.\nENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 21st December 1992\nLaid before Parliament 11th January 1993\nComing into force 1st February 1993\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, acting jointly, as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, being the Ministers designated for the purposes of that subsection in relation to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms, and sections 106(4) and (5), 107(8), 111(1), (4), (5), (7) and (11), 122(1) and (4) and 126(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and the Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 156 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (E.) (17.10.2002) by Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2443), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5; revoked (except for the purposes of regs. 9, 13 (S.) (5.12.2002) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/541), reg. 1(1), sch. 7; and revoked (W.) (31.12.2002) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3188), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations: transfer of functions (16.2.2000) by The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/253), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/775."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3280/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:07:59.629460+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."
}