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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organismscontained-use-regulations-2000/schedule-6/paragraph-1",
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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/6/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A notification required for the purposes of regulation 10(1) shall contain the following information—\n(a) the name, address and telephone number and any fax number and any e-mail address of the notifier;\n(b) the centre number allocated by the competent authority in respect of the premises at which the activity involving genetic modification of micro-organisms is to be undertaken and the date of the notification required by regulation 9(1) relating to those premises;\n(c) the name of the employee of the notifier with specific responsibility for supervision and safety;\n(d) information on the training and qualifications of that employee;\n(e) the recipient or parental micro-organism to be used;\n(f) the donor micro-organism to be used;\n(g) where applicable, the host-vector system to be used;\n(h) the source and intended function of the genetic material involved in the modification;\n(i) the identity and characteristics of the genetically modified micro-organism;\n(j) the purpose of the activity involving genetic modification of micro-organisms, including its expected results;\n(k) the approximate culture volumes to be used;\n(l) a description of the containment and other protective measures to be applied, including—\n(i) information on waste management, including the type and form of wastes to be generated, their treatment, ultimate form and destination, and\n(ii) justification for not applying any containment measure at containment level 2;\n(m) a copy of the assessment carried out pursuant to regulation 6(1);\n(n) any advice received in relation to that assessment from the genetic modification safety committee established pursuant to regulation 16;\n(o) the information necessary for the competent authority to evaluate any emergency plan; and\n(p) confirmation that the emergency services and any body or authority liable to be affected by an accident to which any emergency plan relates will be informed of the contents of the plan and of any relevant revisions made in pursuance of regulation 20(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2466",
      "affecting_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (revoked)"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted for Sch. 6 para. 2(o)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2466",
      "affecting_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (revoked)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2831/schedule/6/paragraph/1",
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  },
  "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."
}