{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-regulations-2002/regulation-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2443",
  "legislation_title": "Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Applications for consent to release—general provisions",
  "text": "(1) An application for a consent to release genetically modified organisms must be made in writing to the Secretary of State.\n(2) Proposed releases of the same genetically modified organism or of a combination of genetically modified organisms on the same site or on different sites for the same purpose and within a defined period may be notified in a single application.\n(3) Where an application for a consent to release genetically modified organisms is expressed to rely on the First Simplified Procedure (crop plants) Decision, in the event of any inconsistency in the requirements as to information to be provided under that Decision and the requirements as to information to be provided under these Regulations, the provisions of that Decision shall prevail.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2443/regulation/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:48:48.200158+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}