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Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023

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18Precision breeding register

(1)The Secretary of State must establish and maintain a register (“the register”) containing prescribed information about—

(a)release notices and any required information (see section 4(1)(a));

(b)marketing notices and any required information (see section 6(1) and (2));

(c)reports provided by the advisory committee to the Secretary of State under section 7(2);

(d)information provided to the advisory committee in accordance with an information notice given by the committee (see section 7(3));

(e)notices given by the Secretary of State under section 8(1);

(f)reports provided by the welfare advisory body to the Secretary of State under section 12(2);

(g)information provided to welfare advisory body in accordance with an information notice given by the body (see section 12(4));

(h)notices given by the Secretary of State under section 13(1);

(i)enforcement notices (see section 32(3));

(j)such other matters relating to this Act as may be prescribed.

(2)The Secretary of State must not include information in the register if, on request by a person, the Secretary of State determines that the information is for the time being commercially confidential in relation to that person.

This is subject to subsection (4).

(3)Subsection (2) ceases to apply if the Secretary of State determines that the information is no longer commercially confidential (whether or not on request by a person).

(4)For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3), the following information is not to be regarded as commercially confidential—

(a)the name of any person giving the notices and required information mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b);

(b)a general description of any precision bred organism.

(5)The Secretary of State must ensure that the register is accessible to the public free of charge by electronic means.

(6)Regulations may make provision for the keeping of the register.

(7)Regulations under subsection (1) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(8)Regulations under subsection (6) are subject to the negative procedure.

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