{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-scotland-regulations-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-scotland-regulations-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-12.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2002/541",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Step 3: Exposure characterisation",
  "text": "(1) The likelihood or probability of each identified potential adverse effect occurring must be evaluated to provide, where possible, a quantitative assessment of the exposure as a relative measure of probability, or otherwise a qualitative assessment of the exposure. The characteristics of the receiving environment(s) and the scope of the application must be taken into consideration.\n(2) Where the evaluation is expressed in qualitative terms, a categorical description (‘high’, ‘moderate’, ‘low’ or ‘negligible’) of the exposure must be used and an explanation of the scale of effect represented by each category must be provided.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/57), reg. 1(2)(b), sch. 1; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/541/schedule/1/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:38:58.658137+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."
}