Regulation 13 Transitional provisions for releaseI1
Northern Ireland Not yet in force
Where the Department has received an application for consent to release genetically modified organisms before 15th April 2003 pursuant to the 1994 Regulations and has not yet determined the application –
the application shall be subject to the provisions of these Regulations,
the applicant shall submit to the Department such further information, additional to that already provided in connection with the application, as is necessary in order to comply with the requirements of these Regulations by 17th July 2003,
the application shall be treated as having been sent to the Department for the purposes of regulations 12(1) and (4) and as having been received by the Department for the purpose of regulation 20 on submission of the information required by paragraph (b), and
if the information required by paragraph (b) has not been submitted by 17th July 2003, the Department may refuse to proceed with the application.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 13 in operation at 15.4.2003, see reg. 1