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The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025

S.I. 2025/575 · Made 13 May 2025

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Environmental Protection, England

Food, England

Made 13th May 2025

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 48(3), (4) and (6) of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2023 c. 6.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and extent
  2. 2Commencement of provisions of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 in respect of precision bred plants
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

2Commencement of provisions of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 in respect of precision bred plants

(1)

The provisions of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 listed in the following paragraphs come into force on 13th November 2025 for all remaining purposes in so far as they relate to precision bred organisms which are precision bred plantsf1.

(2)

In Part 2 (precision bred organisms: release, marketing and risk assessment)—

(a)

sections 3 to 9;

(b)

section 16, except subsection (3)(c) and (d);

(c)

section 17;

(d)

section 18, except subsection (1)(f), (g) and (h);

(e)

sections 19 to 21;

(f)

section 22(1) and (2);

(g)

sections 23 and 24.

(3)

In Part 3 (food and feed produced from precision bred organisms), sections 26 to 30.

(4)

In Part 4 (enforcement), sections 31 to 38.

(5)

In Part 5 (general), sections 40 and 41.

Signature

Daniel Zeichner

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

13th May 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (c. 6) (“the Act”). The Act provides for the regulation of precision bred organisms released or marketed in England.

These Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Act (to the extent that they were not already in force by virtue of section 48(2) to (5) of the Act), but in respect of precision bred organisms which are precision bred plants only (and therefore not in respect of precision bred organisms that are precision bred animals).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. A full impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained from the website of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at www.gov.uk/defra or from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.