(1)This section applies where the Secretary of State refers a marketing notice to the advisory committee.
(2)Within 90 days after the marketing notice is referred to it, the advisory committee must provide a report to the Secretary of State stating—
(a)whether it considers the organism to be precision bred, and
(b)its reasons for reaching that conclusion.
(3)Before the end of that period, the committee may by notice (“an information notice”) request the notifier to provide further information to the committee.
(4)The committee’s report to the Secretary of State must be accompanied by any information provided to the committee as the result of an information notice.
(5)Subsection (2) is subject to regulations under section 23.