
1 
These regulations may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms (Risk Assessment) (Records and Exemptions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 31st October 1996.
2 

(1) In these regulations—
 “the Contained Use Regulations” means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994;
 “the Order” means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
(2) Expressions used in these Regulations and in the Contained Use Regulations shall have the same meaning in these Regulations as in the Contained Use Regulations.
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The period for which a person who carries out an assessment under Article 5(1)(a) of the Order (Risk assessment and notification requirements) shall keep a record of that assessment shall be ten years.
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(1) A person who imports or acquires genetically modified organisms shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 5(1)(a) of the Order in so far as they relate to the protection of human health.
(2) A person who imports or acquires genetically modified organisms shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 5(1)(a) of the Order where the organisms to be imported or acquired—
(a) are genetically modified micro-organisms;
(b) are organisms, other than micro-organisms, which are modified by means of:—
(i) the application of the techniques which, by virtue of Part II of Schedule 1 to the Contained Use Regulations, are not considered to result in genetic modification; or
(ii) the application of the techniques to which, by virtue of regulation 3(3) of and Part III of Schedule 1 to the Contained Use Regulations, those Regulations do not apply;
(c) are or are contained in a medicinal product for human or veterinary use which is the subject of a market authorisation under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2309/93;
(d) consist of, or are included in, an approved product as defined in the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 which is imported or acquired in accordance with the conditions and limitations to which the use of the product is subject.
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The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 23rd September 1996.
R. W. Rogers
Assistant Secretary
