Part 2 Precision bred organisms: release, marketing and risk assessments

Precision bred confirmation

8 Issue of precision bred confirmation
(1) As soon as practicable after receiving a report from the advisory committee under section 7(2), the Secretary of State must—
(a) if satisfied that the organism is precision bred—
(i) issue a statement to that effect (a “precision bred confirmation”), and
(ii) give notice of it to the notifier;
(b) if not satisfied, give notice to the notifier of that fact.
(2) A notice under subsection (1)(b) must state the reasons for not issuing a precision bred confirmation.