s.i.no.73of2001.docVIP

S.I. No. 73 of 2001 GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (CONTAINED USE) REGULATIONS, 2001 The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6 and 111 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 (No. 7 of 1992), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 98/81/EC of 26 October 19981 amending Directive 90/219/EEC of 23 April 19902, hereby makes the following Regulations. 2 OJ No L 117, 08.05.1990, as last amended by Commission Directive 97/35/EC, OJ No L 169, 27.6.1997. 1 OJ No L 330, 05.12.1998. PART I Preliminary and General ? Citation. ???? 1.???????These Regulations may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations, 2001. ? Commencement. ???? 2.???????The Regulations shall come into operation on the 15th day of March, 2001. ? Interpretation. 3.????(1)??????In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires - accident means any incident involving a significant and unintended release of a genetically modified micro-organism, in the course of its contained use, which could present an immediate or delayed hazard to human health or the environment; the 1994 Regulations means the Genetically Modified Organisms Regulations, 1994; the Act means the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992; the Agency means the Environmental Protection Agency established under section 19 of the Act; competent authority has the meaning assigned to it in article 4; the Directive means Council Directive 90/219/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 98/81/EC, on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms; first time use of a premises means the first time use of a premises for an activity involving a contained use of a genetically modified micro-organism; genetically modified micro-organism means a micro-organism in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating or nat