Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002

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antibiotic resistance markers
means genes employed in the modification of an organism to make that organism express resistance to a particular antibiotic or antibiotics;
approved product
means a product— (a) permitted to be marketed in England by— ((i)) a consent granted by the Secretary of State under section 111(1) of the Act, or ((ii)) an authorisation under the Food and Feed Regulation, or (b) which, immediately before exit day, was permitted to be marketed by a consent granted in accordance with Article 15(3), 17(6) or 18(2) of the Deliberate Release Directive or Article 13(2) or (4) of the 1990 Directive (a “pre-exit approved product”);
biological matter
means anything (other than an entity mentioned in the definition of organism) which consists of or includes— (a) tissue or cells (including gametes or propagules) or subcellular entities, of any kind, capable of replication or of transferring genetic material, or (b) genes or other genetic material, in any form, which are so capable, and it is immaterial, in determining if something is or is not biological matter, whether it is the product of natural or artificial processes of reproduction or whether or not it has ever been part of a whole organism;
electronic communication
means the same as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000;
environment
includes land, air and water and living organisms supported by any of those media.”
environmental risk assessment
means the environmental risk assessment required to be contained in an application for consent to release or market genetically modified organisms by regulation 11(1)(c) and regulation 16(2)(c), respectively;
genetically modified feed
means— (a) feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified organisms;
genetically modified food
means— (a) food containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms;
genetically modified organisms
means a genetically modified organism or a combination of genetically modified organisms;
Harm
means adverse effects as regards the health of humans or the environment.”
higher plant
means a plant belonging to the taxonomic groupSpermatophytae (Gymnospermae orAngiospermae);
human admixed embryo
has the same meaning as it has in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 by virtue of section 4A(6) and (11) of that Act;
human embryo
means an embryo within the meaning given in the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (apart from section 4A) by virtue of section 1(1) and (6) of that Act;
local authority
means a county council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, and the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
monitoring plan
means the plan required by regulation 16(2)(g);
organism
means any acellular, unicellular or multicellular entity (in any form and whether or not it is the product of natural or artificial processes of reproduction), other than humans, human embryos or human admixed embryos;
plant species
means—
prescribed
means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.”
the 1990 Directive
means Council Directive 1990/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms as amended by Commission Directive 1994/15/EC and Commission Directive 1997/35/EC;
the 1992 Regulations
means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992.
the 2002 Regulations
means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002.”
the Act
means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
means the committee appointed by the Secretary of State under section 124 of the Act;
the Deliberate Release Directive
means Council Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms as it applied immediately before exit day;
the First Simplified Procedure (crop plants) Decision
means Commission Decision 94/730/ECas it applies immediately before exit day;
the Food and Feed Regulation
means Council Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed;
the register
means the public register kept by the Secretary of State under section 122 of the Act. • “the 1992 Regulations” means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992.