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

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Designation of competent authority

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

   5. 5. Meaning of damage to the environment

   6. 6. Techniques of genetic modification

   7. 7. Environmental risk assessment

   8. 8. Communication with applicant for consent

3. Part II DELIBERATE RELEASE OF ORGANISMS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET

   1. 9. Requirement for consent to release

   2. 10. Exempt activities

   3. 11. Applications for consent to release — general provisions

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

   5. 13. Advertisement of application for consent to release

   6. 14. Transitional provisions for release

4. Part III PLACING ON THE MARKET OF ORGANISMS AS OR IN PRODUCTS

   1. 15. Requirement for consent to market

   2. 16. Exempt activities

   3. 17. Application for consent to market

   4. 18. Transitional provision for marketing

   5. 19. Applications for renewal of consent to market

5. Part IV DUTIES AFTER THE MAKING OF APPLICATIONS

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

   2. 21. Duties of the National Assembly for Wales on receiving applications for consent to release

   3. 22. Decisions by the National Assembly for Wales on applications for consent to release

   4. 23. Variation or revocation of a consent to release genetically modified organisms

   5. 24. Duties of the National Assembly for Wales in relation to applications for consent to market genetically modified organisms

   6. 25. Decisions by the National Assembly for Wales on applications for consents to market genetically modified organisms

   7. 26. Duties of the National Assembly for Wales on receiving applications for renewal of consent to market genetically modified organisms

   8. 27. Decisions by the National Assembly for Wales on applications for renewals of consents to market genetically modified organisms

   9. 28. Genetically modified organisms containing antibiotic resistance markers

6. Part V GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR CONSENTS

   1. 29. General provisions of consents to market genetically modified organisms

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

   3. 31. Proof of compliance with consent conditions

   4. 32. New information on risks of damage to the environment

7. Part VI SAFEGUARD

   1. 33. Safeguard

8. Part VII CONFIDENTIALITY

   1. 34. Confidentiality

9. Part VIII REGISTER OF INFORMATION

   1. 35. Information to be included in the register

   2. 36. Keeping the register

   3. 37. Publication of representations

10. Part IX MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 38. Precautionary principle

    2. 39. Revocations

    3. 40. Application of Part VI of the Act to the territorial sea

    4. 41. Application of Part VI of the Act to 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 an application for consent to market genetically modified organisms

    4. 4

       Information to be included in an assessment report

    5. 5

       Revocations

13. Explanatory Note