Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement, extent and application

   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 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 applications for consent to release

   5. 12. Advertisement of applications for consent to release

   6. 13. Transitional provisions for 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 provisions for marketing

   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 Secretary of State in relation to applications for consent to release

   3. 21. Decisions by the Secretary of State on applications for consent to release

   4. 22. Variation or revocation of consents to release

   5. 23. Duties of the Secretary of State in relation to applications for consent to market

   6. 24. Decisions by the Secretary of State on applications for consent to market

   7. 25. Duties of the Secretary of State on receiving applications for renewal of consent to market

   8. 26. Decisions by the Secretary of State on applications for renewal of consent to market

   9. 27. Genetically modified organisms containing antibiotic resistance markers

6. PART V GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR CONSENTS

   1. 28. General provisions of consents to market

   2. 29. General conditions in consents to release or market

   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 MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 37. Revocations

    2. 38. Application of Part VI of the Act to territorial sea and continental shelf

    3. 39. Application of Part VI of the Act: England and Wales

11. Signature

12. SCHEDULES

    1. 1

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

    2. 2

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

    3. 3

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

    4. 4

       Information to be included in an assessment report

    5. 5

       Revocations

13. Explanatory Note