(x)
“environment” means the aggregate of surrounding objects, conditions and influences that influence
the life and habits of man or any other organism or collection of organisms; (xx)
(xi)
“general release” means the introduction Of genetically modified organisms into the environment
by whatever means, where the organisms are no longer contained by any system of barriers and are
no longer under any person’s control, so that the organism is likely to survive and be disseminated;
(iii)
(xii)
“gene therapy" means a technique for delivering functional genes (to replace aberrant ones) into
living cells by means of a genetically modified vector or by physical means in order to genetically
alter the living cell; (xii)
(xiii) “genetically modified or organism" means an organism the genes or genetic material of which has
been modified in a way that does not occur naturally through mating or natural recombination or
both, and "genetic modification" shall have a corresponding meaning; (xiii)
(xiv) “hazard” means an intrinsic biological, chemical or physical characteristic of a genetically modified
organism which could lead to an adverse impact on the environment. (xiv)
(xv)
“inspector” means any person appointed as an inspector in terms of section 15: (xvi)
(xvi) “Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture: (xviii)
(xvii) “monitoring” means the maintaining of regular surveillance over. the checking of, the warning about
or the recording of a situation or process; (xix)
(xviii) “notification” means the presentation to the Council of documents containing the information
required by the Council; (viii)
(xix)
“officer” means an officer as defined in section 1(1) of the Public Service Act. 1994
(Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), read with section 1 of the Public Service Amendment Act, 1996
(Act No. 13 of 1996); (v)
(xx)
“organism” means a biological entity, cellular or noncellular, capable of metabolism. replication,
reproduction or of transferring genetic material and includes a micro-organism: (xxii)
(xxi) “permit” means a permit referred to in section 5(a) and includes a written authority; (xxiii)
(xxii) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulation; (xxix)
(xxiii) “registrar” means the person appointed under section 8: (xxvi)
(xxiv) “regulation” means a regulation made under this Act; (xxvii)
(xxv) “risk” means the probability of causing or incurring a loss or damage or an adverse impact or a
misfortune; (xxviii)
(xxvi) “this Act” includes the regulations; (xv)