The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 12) Order 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No.3253 (C.101)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 12) Order 1992

Made

18th December 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 164(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 12) Order 1992.

Provision coming into force on 1st January 1993

2.  Section 108(10) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

Provisions coming into force on 1st February 1993

3.  The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st February 1993—

• section 106(1) to (3), (6) and (7),

• section 107(1) to (7) and (9) to (11),

• section 108(1)(a) (in so far as it relates to the import or acquisition of genetically modified organisms),

• section 110 (in so far as it relates to the import, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms),

• section 111(6), (6A)(2) and (8) to (10),

• section 112(1), (2) and (5)(3) to (7),

• section 114(4) and (5),

• section 115(1) to (3) and (5) to (10),

• section 116 (in so far as it relates to the import, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms),

• section 117,

• section 118(1)(a), (c), (e) to (l), (m) (in so far as it relates to section 111), (n) and (o) and (2) to (10),

• sections 119 to 121,

• section 122(1)(c) to (h) (in so far as those paragraphs are not already in force), (2) and (3),

• section 123(1) to (6) and (8), and

• section 127.

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Department of the Environment

18th December 1992

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 1993 and 1st February 1993 certain provisions of Part VI of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 relating to the importation, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provisions	Date of commencement	S.I. No.
ss.128 to 139 (save for the amendments made by ss.128, 130 and 132)	5.11.1990	1990/2226
s.89(7) to (9) and (11) to (13)	13.11.1990	1990/2243
s.105 (partially)	7.12.1990	1990/2565
s.3	19.12.1990	1990/2635
ss.1, 2, 4 to 28, 100 to 104, 105 (partially), 159 and 162(2)(partially)	1.1.1991	1990/2635
ss.86(2), (6) to (8), (11), (14) and (15), 88(5), (7) and (9)(b), 89(4), 90(1), (2) and (7), 94(1) and (2), 96(2) and (3) and 162(1) (partially)	14.1.1991	1991/96
ss.86(1), (4), (5), (9) and (13), 87(1), (2), (3)(a) to (e) and (4) to (6), 88(1) to (4), (6), (8), (9)(a) and (c) to (e) and (10), 98(1), (2), (5) and (6)	(England and Wales only) 13.2.1991	1991/96
the amendments made by ss.128, 130 and 132 s.162(2) (partially)	1.4.1991	1991/685
ss.86(3) and (10), 87(7), 89(1)(a) to (f), (2), (3), (5), (6), (10) and (14), 91(1)(a) to (f), (2) to (13), (92)(1)(a) to (c), (2) to (10), 93, 94(3) to (9), 95, 96(1), 98(3) and (4), 106(4) and (5), 107(8), 108(1)(b), (3)(b), (5), (7) and (9), 111(1), (2), (4), (5), (7) and (11), 113, 114(1) to (3), 115(4), 122(1) (partially) and (4), 123(7) and (9), 124 to 126, 156, 158, 162(1) and (2) (partially)	1.4.1991	1991/1042
ss.86(1), (4), (5) and (13), 87(1), (2), (3)(a) to (e) and (4) to (6), 88(1) to (4), (6), (8), (9)(a), (c) and (d) and (10) and 98(1), (5) and (6)	(Scotland only) 1.4.1991	1991/1042
ss.29 to 32, 50, 51, 60 (partially), 68, 71, 72, 75, 77, 147, 162(1) and (2) (partially)	31.5.1991	1991/1319
ss.86(12), 87(3)(f), 89(1)(g), 90(3) to (6), 91(1)(g) and 92(1)(d)	1.6.1991	1991/1042
s.152	10.7.1991	1991/1577
s.49	1.8.1991	1991/1577
ss.33(3) and (4), 34(5), (7) to (9) and (11), 52(8) (partially) and 78	13.12.1991	1991/2829
ss.144 (partially) and 162(2) (partially)	1.1.1992	1991/2829
ss.33 (1)(c), 33(2) and (6) to (9) (partially), 34, 69, 70 and 162(1) and (2) (partially)	1.4.1992	1992/2829
ss.45, 143(1), (5) and (6) and 149 to 151 (partially)	14.2.1992	1992/266
ss.45 (partially), 46, 47, 48(1) to (6), (8) and (9), 52(1), (3) to (7) and (9) to (11), 53, 55, 56, 73(l) to (5), 149 to 151 (in so far as not already in force), 162(1) and (2) (partially) and 162(3)	1.4.1992	1992/266

(1)

1990 c. 43.

(2)

section 111(6A) is inserted by regulation 13 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/).

(3)

section 112(5)(b) is amended by regulation 9 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/).