Regulation 25 Duties on the Scottish Ministers on receiving applications for renewal of consent to market

Scotland

(1)

On receipt of an application for renewal of consent to market genetically modified organisms the Scottish Ministers shall–

(a)

inform the applicant in writing of the date of receipt of the application;

(b)

examine the application for its conformity with the requirements of the Act and of these Regulations and, if necessary, request the applicant to supply additional information; F1and

(c)

either–

(i)

send to the applicant an assessment report prepared in accordance with Schedule 5 which indicates that the genetically modified organisms should continue to be permitted to be marketed and under which conditions; or

(ii)

refuse the application, stating reasons for their decision, supported by an assessment report F2prepared in accordance with schedule 5 which indicates that the genetically modified organisms should not continue to be marketed F3.

F4(d)

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F5(2)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 25(1)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/57), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(12)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in reg. 25(1)(c)(ii) inserted (28.3.2019) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/57), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(7)(a)(ii)
F3: Reg. 25(1)(c): full stop substituted for word (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/57), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(12)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Reg. 25(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/57), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(12)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Reg. 25(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/57), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(12)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)