Duty of the applicant after applying for consent to release or to market
19.—(1) In section 111 of the Act (consents required by certain persons) in subsection (6) (power of Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales to require further information) insert as a second sentence—
“A notice under this subsection must state the reasons for requiring the further information specified in the notice.”.
(2) An applicant for a consent to release or to market genetically modified organisms who notifies the Secretary of State of any information in accordance with section 111(6A) of the Act (requirement for applicant to notify new information regarding risks of damage to the environment) shall submit in writing to the Secretary of State a revised version of the original application for consent amended to take account of the new information.