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(1)As soon as practicable after receiving a report from the welfare advisory body under section 12(2) in relation to a relevant animal, the Secretary of State must—
(a)decide whether to issue a precision bred animal marketing authorisation in respect of the relevant animal,
(b)issue the authorisation if the decision is to do so, and
(c)notify the notifier—
(i)of the decision, and
(ii)if the decision is not to issue an authorisation, of the reasons for the decision.
(2)The Secretary of State may issue a precision bred animal marketing authorisation only if satisfied—
(a)that the notifier, in making the animal welfare declaration, has had regard to—
(i)the traits identified by the notifier as precision bred traits, and
(ii)the risks identified by the notifier as risks to the health or welfare of the animal or its qualifying progeny that could reasonably be expected to result from those traits, and
(b)that the notifier has taken reasonable steps to identify those traits and risks and has made an appropriate assessment of those risks.
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