What UK Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (c. 6): Regulation of Precision Bred Plants and Animals requires
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (c. 6) creates a distinct regulatory regime in England for precision bred plants and animals, separating them from the regime for genetically modified organisms, and is administered by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs together with the Food Standards Agency for food and feed. Part 1 defines a precision bred organism as one whose genome contains features resulting from the application of modern biotechnology that could have resulted from traditional processes or natural transformation, and applies to both plants and animals. Part 2 regulates the release and marketing of precision bred organisms in England, establishing a precision bred confirmation issued on the advice of an advisory committee, a precision bred animal marketing authorisation that requires an animal welfare declaration assessed by a welfare advisory body before a precision bred animal or its progeny may be marketed, a public precision breeding register, notification requirements, and powers of inspection, suspension, and revocation. Part 3 regulates the placing on the market of food and feed produced from precision bred organisms through a marketing authorisation administered by the Food Standards Agency, with its own register. Part 4 provides enforcement through compliance notices, stop notices, and monetary penalties with rights of appeal, and Part 5 contains provisions on fees, regulations, and commencement. The Act is the United Kingdom's framework for gene-edited crops and livestock.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: UK Parliament / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Food Standards Agency · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/6/contents
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- Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, Part 1 - meaning of precision bred organism, applying to plants and animals.
- Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, Part 2 - release and marketing of precision bred organisms in England and the precision bred confirmation.
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