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The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1992
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- 1992 No. 3217
- PART I
- Regulation 3
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3.—(1) These Regulations shall have effect with a view to protecting persons against risks to their health, whether immediate or delayed, and for the protection of the environment, arising from activities involving genetically modified organisms.
(2) Regulations 8 to 12 shall not apply to the transport of genetically modified organisms by road, rail, inland waterway, sea or air.
(3) These Regulations shall not apply to the genetic modification of organisms solely by any of the techniques referred to in Part III of Schedule 1 or to any organisms so modified.
(4) Insofar as these Regulations relate to the protection of the environment, they shall only apply to genetically modified micro-organisms.
(5) Nothing in these Regulations shall prejudice any requirement imposed by or under any enactment which relates to public health or the protection of the environment.
(6) These Regulations shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
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