{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-scotland-regulations-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-52",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/541",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/52",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "D. Comparative analysis of agronomic and phenotypic characteristics and of composition of the genetically modified higher plant.",
  "text": "The comparative analysis of agronomic and phenotypic characteristics and of composition that is—\n(a) the choice of conventional counterpart and additional comparators,\n(b) the choice of sites for field studies,\n(c) the experimental design and statistical analysis of data from field trials for comparative analysis namely—\n(i) a description of field studies design\n(ii) a description of the relevant aspect of the receiving environments,\n(iii) the statistical analysis,\n(d) the selection of plant material for analysis, if relevant,\n(e) the comparative analysis of agronomic and phenotypic characteristics,\n(f) the comparative analysis of composition, if relevant, and\n(g) the conclusions of the comparative analysis.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 substituted (15.3.2019) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/86), regs. 1(1), 18"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/541/schedule/2/paragraph/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:38:58.658137+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."
}