Section 8 Issue of precision bred confirmationI1 I2

England and Wales

(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.

Annotations

I1: S. 8 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 48(3)(a)
I2: S. 8 in force at 13.11.2025 for specified purposes by S.I. 2025/575, reg. 2(2)(a)