The Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1991 No. 1714 — creates 1 criminal offence.

Made

24 July 1991

In force from

Not determined

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Miscellaneous

Made under

Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order makes provision in Northern Ireland for the purpose of preventing or minimising any damage to the environment which may arise from the escape or release from human control of genetically modified organisms.

Offences created by this instrument

• It is an offence for a person— a to do anything in contravention of Article 5(1) in relation to something which is,… article 15(1) · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not

How Parliament handled it

Parliament's Statutory Instruments service records procedure from May 2017 onwards, and this instrument predates it. That is a limit of the source, not a statement that nothing happened.

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• This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
• Other instruments from 1991