Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972M1, being the Minister designatedM2 for the purposes of that subsection in relation to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms, and sections 108(7), 111(1), (4), (5), (7) and (11), 122(1) and (4), 123(7), and 156 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990M3, having consulted the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 126(5) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—