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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organismscontained-use-regulations-2000/schedule-10/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2831",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms(Contained Use) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organismscontained-use-regulations-2000",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Risk assessment",
  "text": "(1) Where a person undertakes an activity involving genetic modification of micro-organisms which he commenced before the relevant date, he shall ensure that an assessment is carried out in accordance with regulation 6 as if the date of the commencement of that activity were 15th December 2000.\n(2) Where a person undertakes an activity involving genetic modification of organisms other than micro-organisms which he commenced before the relevant date, he shall ensure that an assessment is carried out in accordance with regulation 7 as if the date of the commencement of that activity were 15th December 2000.",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2831/schedule/10/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:12:12.639113+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."
}