{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-scotland-regulations-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-scotland-regulations-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-3.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/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In accordance with the precautionary principle, the following general principles should be followed when performing the environmental risk assessment—\n(a) identified characteristics of the genetically modified organism and its use which have the potential to cause adverse effects should be compared to those presented by the non-modified organism from which it is derived and its use under corresponding situations,\n(b) the environmental risk assessment should be carried out in a scientifically sound and transparent manner based on available scientific and technical data,\n(c) the environmental risk assessment should be carried out on a case by case basis, meaning that the required information may vary depending on the type of the genetically modified organisms concerned, their intended use and the potential receiving environment, taking into account, among other things, genetically modified organisms already in the environment, and\n(d) if new information on the genetically modified organism and its effects on human health or the environment becomes available, the environmental risk assessment may need to be readdressed in order to—\n(i) determine whether the risk has changed, and\n(ii) determine whether there is a need for amending the risk management accordingly.",
  "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/3",
    "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."
}