PART 1General
1. In this Schedule—
“GMMs” means genetically modified micro-organisms;
“HEPA” means High Efficiency Particulate Air;
“inactivation” means the complete or partial destruction of GMMs so as to ensure that any contact between the GMMs and humans or the environment is limited to an extent commensurate with the risks identified in the risk assessment and to provide a high level of protection for humans and the environment;
“plant growth facilities” means a structure, whether permanent or impermanent, designed and used principally for growing plants in a controlled and protected environment.
2. For the purposes of this Schedule where in the final column of Table 1b or 1c, a measure is specified as—
(a)a modification, it is to be read in substitution for the relevant measure in Table 1a;
(b)additional, it is to be read as an addition to the measures in Table 1a, and any measure which has been substituted for a measure in Table 1a, in accordance with paragraph 2(a).
3. For the purposes of this Schedule—
(a)Table 1a describes containment measures applicable to contained use involving micro-organisms in laboratories;
(b)Table 1a, read with Table 1b, describes containment measures applicable to contained use involving micro-organisms in plant growth facilities;
(c)Table 1a, read with Table 1c, describes containment measures applicable to contained use involving micro-organisms in animal units;
(d)Table 2 describes containment measures applicable to contained use involving micro-organisms in premises other than those referred to in Tables 1a, 1b and 1c.