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

Regulations 9(2), 14(1) and 28(3)

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

A notification required for the purposes of regulation 9(2) shall contain the following information—

(a) the name, address and telephone number and any fax number and any e-mail address of the notifier;

(b) the name of the person with specific responsibility for the supervision and safety of contained use;

(c) information on the training and qualifications of that person;

(d) details of the arrangements for obtaining advice on risk assessments in accordance with regulation 8, including details of any genetic modification safety committee if established;

(e) the address of the premises where the contained use is to be carried out and a general description of the premises, together with, if required by regulation 9(6), the principal address of premises;

(f) the nature of the work to be undertaken;

(g) the class of any contained use involving micro-organisms;

(h) where the first contained use to be carried out in those premises is a class 1 contained use—

(i) a summary of the risk assessment of that contained use;

(ii) any advice received in relation to the risk assessment from a person or genetic modification safety committee in accordance with regulation 8;

(iii) information on waste management;

(iv) confirmation that the emergency services, and any body or authority liable to be affected by an accident to which any emergency plan relates, will be informed of the contents of the emergency plan and of any relevant revisions;

(i) where the first contained use to be carried out in those premises is a contained use involving larger GMOs and that contained use is not notifiable under regulation 12(2)—

(i) a copy of the risk assessment; and

(ii) confirmation that the emergency services, and any body or authority liable to be affected by an accident to which any emergency plan relates, will be informed of the contents of the emergency plan and of any relevant revisions.