The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Purpose of Part VI of the Act and meaning of “genetically modified organisms” etc.

    4. 4.Meaning of “damage to the environment” etc.

    5. 5.Techniques of genetic modification

    6. 6.Environmental risk assessment

    7. 7.Communication with an applicant for consent

  3. PART II RELEASING ORGANISMS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN MARKETING

    1. 8.Requirement for consent to release

    2. 9.Exempt activities

    3. 10.Applications for consent to release – general provisions

    4. 11.Information to be contained in application for consent to release

    5. 12.Advertisement of applications for consent to release

    6. 13.Transitional provisions in respect of applications to release

  4. PART III MARKETING ORGANISMS

    1. 14.Requirement for consent to market

    2. 15.Exempt activities

    3. 16.Applications for consent to market

    4. 17.Transitional provision in respect of applications to market

    5. 18.Applications for renewal of consent to market

  5. PART IV DUTIES AFTER THE MAKING OF APPLICATIONS

    1. 19.Duty of the applicant after applying for consent to release or to market

    2. 20.Duties of the Scottish Ministers in relation to applications for consent to release

    3. 21.Decisions by the Scottish Ministers on applications for consent to release

    4. 22.Variation or revocation of consents to release

    5. 23.Duties of the Scottish Ministers in relation to applications for consent to market

    6. 24.Decisions by the Scottish Ministers on applications for consents to market

    7. 25.Duties on the Scottish Ministers on receiving applications for renewal of consent to market

    8. 26.Decisions by the Scottish Ministers on applications for renewals of consents to market

    9. 27.Genetically modified organisms containing antibiotic resistance markers

  6. PART V GENERAL PROVISION FOR CONSENTS

    1. 28.General provisions of consents to market

    2. 29.General conditions on consents to release or market genetically modified organisms

    3. 30.Proof of compliance with consent conditions

    4. 31.New information on risks of damage from marketing genetically modified organisms

  7. PART VI SAFEGUARD

    1. 32.Safeguard

  8. PART VII CONFIDENTIALITY

    1. 33.Confidentiality

  9. PART VIII REGISTER OF INFORMATION

    1. 34.Information to be included in the register

    2. 35.Keeping the register

    3. 36.Publication of representations

  10. PART IX CONSEQUENTIAL AND OTHER AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATIONS

    1. 37.Consequential and other amendments – agency arrangements

    2. 38.Revocations

  11. Signature

  12. SCHEDULES

    1. 1

      Definition of Regulation 2309/93

    2. 2

      Information to be included in applications for consent to release or market genetically modified higher plants

    3. 3

      Information to be included in applications for consent to release or market organisms other than genetically modified higher plants

    4. 4

      Information to be included in applications for consent to market genetically modified organisms

    5. 5

      Information to be included in an assessment report

    6. 6

      Amendment to the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (No. 2) Order 2002

    7. 7

      Revocations

  13. Explanatory Note