Introductory Text
PART I GENERAL
1.Citation, commencement and extent
2.Interpretation
3.Purpose of Part VI of the Act and meaning of “genetically modified organisms” etc.
4.Meaning of “damage to the environment” etc.
5.Techniques of genetic modification
6.Environmental risk assessment
7.Communication with an applicant for consent
PART II RELEASING ORGANISMS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN MARKETING
8.Requirement for consent to release
9.Exempt activities
10.Applications for consent to release – general provisions
11.Information to be contained in application for consent to release
12.Advertisement of applications for consent to release
13.Transitional provisions in respect of applications to release
PART III MARKETING ORGANISMS
14.Requirement for consent to market
15.Exempt activities
16.Applications for consent to market
17.Transitional provision in respect of applications to market
18.Applications for renewal of consent to market
PART IV DUTIES AFTER THE MAKING OF APPLICATIONS
19.Duty of the applicant after applying for consent to release or to market
20.Duties of the Scottish Ministers in relation to applications for consent to release
21.Decisions by the Scottish Ministers on applications for consent to release
22.Variation or revocation of consents to release
23.Duties of the Scottish Ministers in relation to applications for consent to market
24.Decisions by the Scottish Ministers on applications for consents to market
25.Duties on the Scottish Ministers on receiving applications for renewal of consent to market
26.Decisions by the Scottish Ministers on applications for renewals of consents to market
27.Genetically modified organisms containing antibiotic resistance markers
PART V GENERAL PROVISION FOR CONSENTS
28.General provisions of consents to market
29.General conditions on consents to release or market genetically modified organisms
30.Proof of compliance with consent conditions
31.New information on risks of damage from marketing genetically modified organisms
PART VI SAFEGUARD
32.Safeguard
PART VII CONFIDENTIALITY
33.Confidentiality
PART VIII REGISTER OF INFORMATION
34.Information to be included in the register
35.Keeping the register
36.Publication of representations
PART IX CONSEQUENTIAL AND OTHER AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATIONS
37.Consequential and other amendments – agency arrangements
38.Revocations
Signature
SCHEDULES
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Definition of Regulation 2309/93
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Information to be included in applications for consent to release or market genetically modified higher plants
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Information to be included in applications for consent to release or market organisms other than genetically modified higher plants
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Information to be included in applications for consent to market genetically modified organisms
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Information to be included in an assessment report
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Amendment to the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (No. 2) Order 2002
7
Revocations
Explanatory Note