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The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

PART 1Interpretation and General

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

4Meaning of “work” and “at work” and modification of the 1978 Order

PART 2Risk Assessment and Notification of Contained Use

5Risk assessment of contained use involving micro-organisms

6Risk assessment of contained use involving larger GMOs

7Review and recording of risk assessments

8Advice from a genetic modification safety committee

9Notification of premises to be used for contained use

10Notification of class 2 contained use

11Notification of class 3 or class 4 contained use

12Notification of contained use involving larger GMOs

13Single notifications for connected programmes of work

14Changes of circumstances relating to notifications

15Duty to notify significant changes affecting risks

16Action of notifier and user on receipt of request for additional information

17Withdrawal of notification

Conduct of Contained Use

18Principles of occupational and environmental safety

19Containment and control measures for contained use involving micro-organisms

20Containment and control measures for contained use involving larger GMOs

21Emergency plans

22Information relating to accidents

PART 4Duties and Powers of the Competent Authority

23Duties of competent authority on receiving a notification

24Requests for additional information

25Powers of competent authority in relation to contained use

26Exemption certificates

27Duties of competent authority on receipt of information about accidents

28Register of notifications

29Information not to be included in the register

PART 5Miscellaneous and General

30Enforcement and civil liability

32Competent authority address

33Saving and transitional provisions

34Consequential Amendments

35(1) The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 shall be amended as...

SCHEDULE 1Classes of contained use

PART 1Techniques constituting genetic modification

1The techniques which constitute genetic modification referred to in sub-paragraph...

PART 2Techniques which are not considered to result in genetic modification

2The following techniques are not considered to result in genetic...

PART 3Techniques to which these Regulations do not apply

3These Regulations (except regulation 18) shall not apply to the...

4In paragraph 3— (a) “self-cloning” means the removal of nucleic...

PART 1Matters to be taken into account in carrying out an assessment for the purposes of regulation 5

1The following matters shall be taken into account in carrying...

2In paragraph 1, “potentially harmful effects” includes—

PART 2Steps to be included when carrying out an assessment for the purposes of regulation 5

3An assessment carried out for the purposes of regulation 5...

4To assign a contained use to the appropriate containment level...

5In paragraph 4, “selected containment measure” means an appropriate containment...

PART 1Matters to be taken into account in carrying out an assessment for the purposes of regulation 6

1The following matters shall be taken into account in carrying...

2In paragraph 1, “potentially harmful effects” includes—

PART 2Steps to be included when carrying out an assessment for the purposes of regulation 6

3An assessment carried out for the purposes of regulation 6...

SCHEDULE 5Information required for a notification under regulation 9(2)

SCHEDULE 6Information required for a notification under regulations 10(2), 11(2) or 12(2)

SCHEDULE 7General principles of good microbiological practice and of good occupational safety and hygiene

1In this Schedule— “GMMs” means genetically modified micro-organisms; “HEPA” means...

2For the purposes of this Schedule where in the final...

3For the purposes of this Schedule— (a) Table 1a describes...

PART 2Containment measures

2015 No. 339

Health And Safety

The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Made18th September 2015

Coming into operation23rd October 2015

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (“the Department”)1, is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”)2 in relation to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms3.

The Department, being the Department concerned4 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and Articles 2(5), 17(1)to (5)5, 40(2), 40(4), 54(1) and (2) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), 2, 3(1), 4, 5, 7(2), 8, 10, 12(1) and (3), 13, 14(1), 15, 16 and 19 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 19786(“the 1978 Order”).

The Regulations give effect without modifications to proposals submitted to the Department by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A)7 of the 1978 Order after the Executive had carried out consultations in accordance with Article 46(3)8 of the 1978 Order.