The Genetic Manipulation Regulations 1989

Interpretation

5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (6), no person shall carry out an activity involving genetic manipulation unless, before commencing that activity, he has notified the Health and Safety Executive of his intention to do so at least—

(a) in the case of an activity involving an intentional introduction into the environment, 90 days in advance;

(b) in any other case, 30 days in advance; or

(c) in either case, such shorter time in advance as the Executive may agree.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the notification required by paragraph (1) shall be in an approved form and shall comprise—

(a) a notification of an intention to carry out activities involving genetic manipulation which shall contain the particulars specified in Schedule 2; and

(b) a notification of each individual activity involving genetic manipulation which shall contain the particulars specified in Schedule 3.

(3) Where a person has made a notification in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) and subsequently makes a significant change in the activities to which the notification relates which would affect the particulars notified (including the cessation of those activities), he shall forthwith notify the Executive of that change.

(4) In the case of an activity involving genetic manipulation specified in paragraph (5), it shall be sufficient compliance with paragraph (1) if the person who intends to carry out the activity—

(a) notifies the Executive in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2)(a); and

(b) as soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each calendar year sends the Executive a list of the activities carried out during that year containing the particulars specified in Schedule 4.

(5) Paragraph (4) shall apply to an activity involving genetic manipulation (other than intentional introduction into the environment) which, when assessed for risk in accordance with regulation 6(1), is assigned to containment levels 1 or 2 or as warranting only the use of good large-scale practice, as the case may be.

(6) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where the only activities involving genetic manipulation consist of self-cloning activities (namely the application of genetic manipulation to rearrange the genome of an individual species) except where they involve a pathogen or an intentional introduction into the environment.