The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release and Risk Assessment-Amendment) Regulations 1997

Citation and commencement

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.

Amendment of Regulations — Deliberate Release

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.

Amendment of Regulations — Risk Assessment

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