Genetically Modified Organisms (Risk Assessment) (Records and Exemptions) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1106 of 1996). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Cultivated plants Keyword Biosafety Genetically modified organism (GMO) Biotechnology EIA Plant production Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations make provision in relation to section 108(1)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which restricts the import and acquisition of genetically modified organisms. It prescribes the period for which a person who carries out an assessment under section 108(1)(a) of the Act shall keep a record of that assessment and specifies exemptions from requirement to carry out risk assessments. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Chapter 43). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2019) Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Environmental planning, Education, Policy/planning, Soil pollution/quality, Waste management, Waste disposal Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. No. 86 of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biotechnology, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX