The Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

1. Introductory Text

2. Preliminary

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Purpose of Order and meaning of “genetically modified organisms” and related expressions

   4. 4. Meaning of “damage to the environment”, “control” and related expressions

3. General controls

   1. 5. Risk assessment and notification requirements

   2. 6. General duties relating to importation, acquisition, keeping, release or marketing of organisms

   3. 7. Prohibition notices

4. Consents

   1. 8. Consents required by certain persons

   2. 9. Consents: limitations and conditions

   3. 10. Fees and charges

5. Inspectors

   1. 11. Appointment, etc., of inspectors

   2. 12. Rights of entry and inspection

6. Enforcement powers and offences

   1. 13. Obtaining of information from persons

   2. 14. Power to deal with cause of imminent danger of damage to the environment

   3. 15. Offences

   4. 16. Onus of proof as regards techniques and evidence

   5. 17. Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied

   6. 18. Power of Department to remedy harm

7. Publicity

   1. 19. Public register of information

   2. 20. Exclusion from register of certain information

8. Supplementary

   1. 21. Delegation of enforcement functions

   2. 22. Mode of exercise of certain functions

   3. 22A. Advisory Committee

   4. 23. Application to Crown

   5. 24. Regulations, orders and directions

   6. 25. Repeal