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The Genetically Modified Organisms(Contained Use) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/2831 · Made 17 October 2000

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 17th October 2000

Laid before Parliament 25th October 2000

Coming into force 15th November 2000

The Secretary of State, being the Minister designatedf1 under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms and in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2)f3 and by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(b) and (c), (4)(a), (5)(b) and (9), 43(2), (4), (5) and (6), 52(2) and (3) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c), (2), (4) and (5), 4(1), 5, 6(1), 8(2), 9, 11, 13(1) and (3), 14, 15(1), 16 and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f4 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1991/755.

f2

1972 c. 68; the enabling powers conferred by section 2(2) were extended by virtue of section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).

f3

As regards Scotland, see also section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), which provides that, despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of that Act of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under Community law, any function of a Minister of the Crown in relation to any matter shall continue to be exerciseable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

f4

1974 c. 37; sections 11(2), 15(1), 43(6), 50 and 52(3) were amended by section 116 of, and paragraphs 4, 6, 12, 16 and 17 respectively of Schedule 15 to, the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71).

Contents

  1. Part I: INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. 4Meaning of “work” and “at work”
  6. 5Modification of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
  7. Part II: RISK ASSESSMENT AND NOTIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVING GENETIC MODIFICATION
  8. 6Risk assessment of activities involving genetically modified micro-organisms
  9. 7Risk assessment of activities involving genetically modified organisms other than micro-organisms
  10. 8Review and recording of risk assessments
  11. 9Notification of the intention to use premises for the first time for activities involving genetic modification
  12. 10Notification of class 2 activities involving genetic modification of micro-organisms
  13. 11Notification of class 3 or class 4 activities involving genetic modification of micro-organisms
  14. 12Notification of activities involving genetic modification of organisms other than micro-organisms
  15. 13Notifications to the joint competent authority and of connected programmes of work
  16. 14Duties on receiving notifications and additional information
  17. 15Additional provisions relating to notifications
  18. Part III: CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVING GENETIC MODIFICATION
  19. 16Establishment of a genetic modification safety committee
  20. 17Principles of occupational and environmental safety
  21. 18Containment and control measures for activities involving genetic modification of micro-organisms
  22. 19Containment and control measures for activities involving genetic modification of organisms other than micro-organisms
  23. 20Emergency plans
  24. 21Information relating to accidents
  25. Part IV: DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY
  26. 22Disclosure of information provided pursuant to regulations 9 to 15
  27. 23Disclosure of information provided pursuant to regulation 21
  28. 24Register of notifications
  29. Part V: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  30. 25Exemption certificates
  31. 26Enforcement and civil liability
  32. 27Fees for notifications and applications
  33. 28Transitional provisions
  34. 29Appeals
  35. 30Extension outside Great Britain
  36. 31Revocations, amendments and savings
  37. Signature
  38. Schedule 1CLASSES OF ACTIVITY INVOLVING GENETIC MODIFICATION
  39. Schedule 2
  40. Part I: EXAMPLES OF TECHNIQUES CONSTITUTING GENETIC MODIFICATION
  41. 1Paragraph 1
  42. Part II: TECHNIQUES WHICH ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO RESULT IN GENETIC MODIFICATION
  43. 2Paragraph 2
  44. Part III: TECHNIQUES TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS DO NOT APPLY
  45. 3Paragraph 3
  46. 4Paragraph 4
  47. Schedule 3
  48. Part I: MATTERS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN CARRYING OUT ANASSESSMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 6
  49. 1Paragraph 1
  50. 2Paragraph 2
  51. Part II: STEPS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN CARRYING OUT AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 6
  52. 3Paragraph 3
  53. 4Paragraph 4
  54. 5Paragraph 5
  55. Schedule 4
  56. Part I: MATTERS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN CARRYING OUT AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 7
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. Part II: STEPS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN CARRYING OUT AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 7
  60. 3Paragraph 3
  61. Schedule 5INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR A NOTIFICATION UNDER REGULATION 9(1)
  62. Schedule 6
  63. Part I: INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR A NOTIFICATION UNDERREGULATION 10(1)
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. Part II: INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR A NOTIFICATION UNDER REGULATION 11(1)
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. Part III: INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR A NOTIFICATION UNDER REGULATION 12(1)
  68. 3Paragraph 3
  69. Schedule 7GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF GOOD MICROBIOLOGICAL PRACTICE AND OF GOOD OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE
  70. Schedule 8: CONTAINMENT MEASURES
  71. Part I
  72. 1Paragraph 1
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. 3Paragraph 3
  75. IIPart II
  76. Schedule 9FEES FOR NOTIFICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
  77. Schedule 10: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  78. 1Interpretation
  79. 2Risk assessment
  80. 3Notification of premises
  81. 4Notification of activities involving genetic modification
  82. 5Notification of proposed activities involving genetic modification
  83. 6Duties on receiving notifications and additional information
  84. 7Additional provisions relating to notification
  85. 8Emergency Plans
  86. 9Disclosure of information
  87. 10Register of notifications
  88. 11Reference to previous notification
  89. Schedule 11: APPEALS
  90. Part I
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. 5Paragraph 5
  96. Part II
  97. 6Paragraph 6
  98. 7Paragraph 7
  99. 8Paragraph 8
  100. 9Paragraph 9
  101. 10Paragraph 10
  102. 11Paragraph 11
  103. 12Paragraph 12
  104. 13Paragraph 13
  105. 14Paragraph 14
  106. Explanatory note