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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release and Risk Assessment-Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 25th August 1997.
2.—(1) The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 10 (consent to market products) there is added at the end the following subparagraph—
“(e)the marketing of a novel food or novel food ingredient within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2)”.
(3) For Schedule 2 to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992(1) there is substituted the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
3. In paragraph (2) of regulation 3 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Risk Assessment) (Records and Exemptions) Regulations 1996(3), there is added at the end the following sub-paragraph—
“(e)are or are contained in a novel food or novel food ingredient which is authorised for marketing in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4).”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Michael Meacher
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
28th July 1997
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
29th July 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Welsh Office
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office
30th July 1997
Sewel
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office
30th July 1997
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